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Hacking and Security => Hacking and Security => : xthundemanx December 20, 2012, 05:19:36 PM
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Okay , so suppose there's a common local network, windows xp ...all computers(say about a couple dozen) connected to eachother via a cable via a server.
Now all the computers have direct access to a common hard disk ,provided the admin hasn't either locked the connection or simply pulled the plug ..
Assuming the admin intends to block the users from entering the drive (in my case, the windows xp will show something like "you need admin rights to access this drive")
I want a way to either stop the admin in making any such attempt... for example :-maybe by fooling the admin that the drive has been locked up ...or remotely password protecting the drive ourselves....provided we are given access to a normal computer...
I tried to make it less confusing , but is there any way to accomplish this ?
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I'm assuming the "common hard disk" you're referring to is something like a central/private cloud for your work area? And the way you said it makes it sound like the drive ISN'T blocked at the moment, and you're scared that the admin is going to block it, right?
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By common hard disk im assuming you mean the server's C: drive right? As for the rest of your question, its a bit vague so I'm going to take a few guesses here.
If it's not yet password protected, then yes you can find a way to put your own pass on it or change permissions so that the admin can't. The problem is, they are the admin. Read that again. So whatever you do to it, they can get rid of and change it to how they want it, the most that will happen is that your causing a headache for them. If nothing else they'll just swap hardware or something man, theres a reason sys admins are like gods on their own network. They have the POWAAAA!!!!
If theres already protection on it that prevents you from accessing it, then it depends on how they did it. What you'll be looking for is either an admin password or a way to escalate your priveleges so that you can access it. The key is to do something the sys admin won't notice (like getting his pass from a sticky note on his desk) and not changing anything no matter how broken it is, the longer you stay under the radar the longer you will have access to this disk/drive/blow up doll. Just taking a guess on the last one :P
Post back with more info man and we'll see if we caan't help more. Some better formatting and longer sentences might help as well
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Try pressing Win+R (the little windows logo key) this will open up the run prompt. Type in "control userpasswords2" and a dialog will pop up. You should at that point be able to create a new administrator account to save for a rainy day. Also I wouldn't recommend logging into the account, however whenever something needs "Administrator" privileges you can simply do a Run As and log into the user you created thus giving you access.