Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 16:07:22 -0700 From: "Charles Burns" <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com> To: Zceth@broadpark.no, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Breaking permissions on Windows 2000 (Server Edition) Message-ID: <F162yEUEZsYYknRB9AH0001c27e@hotmail.com>
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>Hi. > >My school uses Windows 2000 on their workstations. Believe me I've tried >converting them to UNIX. But the sysadmin is a jerk, something he'll always >be. Is he a jerk because he doesn't want to use Un*x, or for other reasons? He may very well have good reasons to use Windows, such as politics, or the fact that Windows is already there and working, or possibly that it has needed applications that Unix does not. >Is it possible breaking my user permissions so that I can execute PuTTY.exe >and >finally get things going? Of course. It would depend on a great number of factors. I would recommend leaning the Win32 API, learning all layers of TCP/IP well and learning how to create a variety of packets from scratch, and doing a great deal of research on the network. It would of course be a much better idea to comply with the rules that have been set by the owners of the computers and the administrator, as doing otherwise could lead to some unpleasant consequences. I know that the above isn't a very 'cool' thing to suggest, but is it really that important? If so, use some hackerly social engineering skills and have Putty made an official network application for use as an educational tool. Or something. >I know I'm asking for advices on 'how to hack' Windows. But since you all >hate >Windows, and you've all devoted your lifes fully and truely to the use of >BSD >UNIX, I'm hoping the replies on this e-mail will be positive. I wouldn't say that we "all hate Windows." That is a rather broad generalization and a stereotype. I personally feel that Windows (2000) is a great desktop OS but a horrible server OS. I personally feel that Unix is far easier to program in and is, in general, a much more competant server OS--but not quite there in the desktop department. Operating systems are tools, nothing more. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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