Re: Admin Username

From: cjobes (cjobes_at_nova-tech.org)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 00:49:42 -0500

Matt,

Thanks for answering. It's a good idea but it doesn't work in this case. The
user changed the login name for the admin. When you do that the user dir is
not changed. I did however found a program that pulls all usernames from the
sam and got the box up again.

Claus

"Matt Wagner [MSFT]" <mattwag@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eG6cx4LCFHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Try this:
>
> Boot the computer into the recovery console or anything that gives you
> access to the hard drive. Navigate to the documents and settings
> directory. You should be able to see the name of everyone who logged
> onto the computer based upon the folders that were created here.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Matt Wagner
> Enterprise Engineering Center
> Microsoft Corporation
>
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> cjobes wrote:
> > There is no other user configured.
> >
> >
> > "Sundaram Narayanan[MSFT]" <sunnar@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > news:%23eXIr3ICFHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>If there is one more user account that you know on the box you could
logon
> >>and find out what the users are present on the machine. If not you are
> >>reduced to break and enter tactics.
> >>
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> >>"cjobes" <cjobes@nova-tech.org> wrote in message
> >>news:eLozksICFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>Does anybody know a quick way to get the username for the admin account
> >
> > on
> >
> >>>a
> >>>2000 box in a stand alone setup? We know the password but someone
> >
> > changed
> >
> >>>the name and can't remember it.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>Claus
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

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