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From: deal-jc@cscosl.ncsu.edu (James C. Deal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: PASSWORD
Message-ID: <1990Feb7.155852.29068@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 7 Feb 90 15:58:52 GMT
References: <234.25C2B9DD@uscacm.UUCP> <107@blender.UUCP> <1990Feb7.080114.3436@uncecs.edu>
Reply-To: deal-jc@cscosl.UUCP (James C. Deal)
Organization: Operating Systems Laboratory (OSL), NCSU, Raleigh NC
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There is one way to get through the protection scheme used by pc-lock (but
it can be risky.)  What you do is pull the power plug from the hard drive
then boot from a floppy.  After booting, plug the hard drive back in.  This
defeats the scheme that makes the system always use the modified boot
procedure from the hard drive.  

I had to use this method because my friend gave me the shareware test copy
to try out myself, but forgot to give me the ORIGINAL password file.  Thus
when I installed it, my password got overlayed on what was already there and
effectively locked me out of the system.

I don't really feel this is a flaw with the software; it allows you to get
into the machine, but with a LOT of trouble.  Typically, people won't be 
taking the case apart to get at the software.  
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deal-jc@cscosl.ncsu.edu                                         James Deal