If I take a hard drive from a machine in a domain that I have no permissions
to, and install it as a slave in a domain in which I am an administrator,
could I view the content of this drive via explorer?

Alternatively, can anyone tell me how I can get back into a domain I've
locked myself out of? (I had one domain, however by incorrect use of TCP/IP
I seem to have created a whole new domain on one machine, and can't get back
into it to amend the IP address):-(

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Completely and totally feasible - the only real factor will be any encryption on the drive/files.

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"Costabeera" <FredGNO@SPAMCowden15.freesrv.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If I take a hard drive from a machine in a domain that I have no
permissions
> to, and install it as a slave in a domain in which I am an administrator,
> could I view the content of this drive via explorer?
>
> Alternatively, can anyone tell me how I can get back into a domain I've
> locked myself out of? (I had one domain, however by incorrect use of
TCP/IP
> I seem to have created a whole new domain on one machine, and can't get
back
> into it to amend the IP address):-(

Assuming that I'm understanding the second question correctly, log into the
affected machine locally and configure TCP/IP to whatever you want it to be.
Incorrectly configuring TCP/IP only effects how the machine functions on the
network. It has nothing to do with you logging in (locally).

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vt

>
> --
> Regards
>
> FredG
>
>

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vt <email@email.com> wrote in message news:nEqca.180$FH2.68@fed1read02...
> Assuming that I'm understanding the second question correctly, log into
the
> affected machine locally and configure TCP/IP to whatever you want it to
be.
> Incorrectly configuring TCP/IP only effects how the machine functions on
the
> network. It has nothing to do with you logging in (locally).

That's the crux of the matter - I can't get back into the machine I tinkered
with, and it's hard drive contains financial information which must be
acessed before the end of this month.

What I think I've done is to have told it that it's on a different domain.
It no longer allows log on to the existing domain (even using the
administrator password), and cannot find a PDC on the domain it thinks it
now belongs to as it doesn't exist.

Could I move the drive to another machine and take ownership of the files?

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Don't try logging onto the domain. That will not work. You will need to log
directly onto the machine, from the console, and in the log on box, make
sure that the local machine name is listed in the logon box, not the domain
name. Then you should be able to correct the problem. By the way, what
operating system is this? Is it a workstation or server?

Good Luck,

David S.

"Costabeera" <FredGNO@SPAMCowden15.freesrv.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If I take a hard drive from a machine in a domain that I have no
permissions
> to, and install it as a slave in a domain in which I am an administrator,
> could I view the content of this drive via explorer?
>
> Alternatively, can anyone tell me how I can get back into a domain I've
> locked myself out of? (I had one domain, however by incorrect use of
TCP/IP
> I seem to have created a whole new domain on one machine, and can't get
back
> into it to amend the IP address):-(
>
> --
> Regards
>
> FredG
>
>




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Each machine has a local administrators account which is separate from the
domain user/administrator account. You still should be able to log onto the
local machine using a local administrators account. When you get to the
logon window enter credentials for the local administrators account. In the
"Log on to:" drop down box ensure you select "your computer name (this
computer)" and not the domain. Once you're in you can make whatever changes
you need to make to the computer.

This is all based on the assumption that you are running a Windows OS.

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"Costabeera" <FredGNO@SPAMCowden15.freesrv.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> vt <email@email.com> wrote in message news:nEqca.180$FH2.68@fed1read02...
> > Assuming that I'm understanding the second question correctly, log into
> the
> > affected machine locally and configure TCP/IP to whatever you want it to
> be.
> > Incorrectly configuring TCP/IP only effects how the machine functions on
> the
> > network. It has nothing to do with you logging in (locally).
>
> That's the crux of the matter - I can't get back into the machine I
tinkered
> with, and it's hard drive contains financial information which must be
> acessed before the end of this month.
>
> What I think I've done is to have told it that it's on a different domain.
> It no longer allows log on to the existing domain (even using the
> administrator password), and cannot find a PDC on the domain it thinks it
> now belongs to as it doesn't exist.
>
> Could I move the drive to another machine and take ownership of the files?
>
>

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vt <email@email.com> wrote in message news:LBMca.2943$FH2.2441@fed1read02...
> Each machine has a local administrators account which is separate from the
> domain user/administrator account. You still should be able to log onto
the
> local machine using a local administrators account. When you get to the
> logon window enter credentials for the local administrators account. In
the
> "Log on to:" drop down box ensure you select "your computer name (this
> computer)" and not the domain. Once you're in you can make whatever
changes
> you need to make to the computer.
>
> This is all based on the assumption that you are running a Windows OS.

Yep - NT4. The local administrator account, however, also refuses to let me
in. I think I've managed to convince the machine that it's computer name is
somehow the domain in which it now resides. Quite what I've managed to do to
it is unclear.

I'm being sent a hack that will allow be to bypass the administrator
password so I'll see what becomes of that, however if the hack works then I
suspect that will raise security issues in itself.

I'll post my results on Tuesday or Wednesday probably.

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