Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 21:18:42 +0100 (BST) From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@switchboard.net> To: Samba Technical List <samba-technical@samba.anu.edu.au> Subject: Getting machines passwords on a PDC In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95.980401212137.17967B-100000@kappa.utc.fr>
> I'm thinking replacing a )&$* NT4 PDC machine managing 40 workstations by
> a samba server. Before starting I took a look in the registry to find the
> domain SID (found) and the workstations passwords (not found)
>
> The domain SID alone is not useful without the wks passwords.
>
> If any of you have a solution, it can be added in the faq.
hm.
first, look for the SAM area of the registry. then, add
"read/write/change" permission for Administrator for all keys/subkeys of
this entry.
_then_ look for the workstations: you will find them listed in RID order,
along with the users.
luke