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This sounds like some other attacks that we have been seeing lately.  If you
find good log information, please let me know.

Joe Budzyn
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Joe Budzyn                               [log in to unmask]
301 Computer Center                      Ph: (517) 355-4500 x162
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824

On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Gordon Williams wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion, Firm.  This product seems to replace the
> admin account password (assuming PW is not known).
>
> Our situation is different... we know the passwords of the various
> admin accounts -- but ALL accounts with admin privs have been locked
> out (on 6 NT4 servers in 3 different domains plus 2 W2K standalone
> servers).
>
> What we need is a utility to go in and UNLOCK the admin accounts.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Currently, we have no access to these 8 servers (no admin access).
> This appears to have happened on all 8 servers between 8 am on
> Thursday & 8 am on Friday.
>
> Gordon
>
> -----
> "Charlot, Firmin" wrote:
> >
> > Fred,
> > There is a tool out there that allows you to reset admin pws.  It's about
> > $70.00.  I have used the demo version and it found the admin id even if it
> > was renamed.
> > Go to http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=265
> >
> > Firmin Charlot
> > AIS
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Fred Ododa [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 3:55 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Account Lockout!!!
> >
> > Admins,
> >
> > Has anyone stumbled on this kind of situation???
> > Yesterday, we discovered that all the accounts in the admin group had a
> > LOCKOUT, such that none of the admins can login to the server.
> > The affected servers are WinNT4 servers which  are in different domains and
> > also some Win2K standalone servers all are at Olin health center, none of my
> > servers at Student services are having this problem.
> >
> > The only account that is not locked is the one that is not on the admin
> > group - therefore has limited functuinality. Unfortunately the lockout reset
> > duration on this servers were set to forever (only be unlocked by an admin).
> >
> > Is there a way of reseting the account to enable us login.
> >
> > Please HELP HELP HELP!!!
> >
> > --
> >
> > Fred Ododa, MCSE,CNA
> > Network Administrator
> > Counseling Center
> > Michigan State University
> > Phone: (517) 355-8270
> > Fax: (517) 353-5582
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > --
>

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Joe Budzyn                               [log in to unmask]
301 Computer Center                      Ph: (517) 355-4500 x162
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824