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[Fergie1]

Tutorial by ICT Tech.

If you want to use ERD Commander 2005 but do not have it, PM ICT Tech your email address as you can no longer download it.
Plus it's too big a file to PM.

To use any aspect of ERD Commander properly, you need to have it on a CDFS format disk.
Insert it into your drive and boot from it, please make sure your bios is set to boot from CD.

When it loads up you go to the start menu.
The programs are sorted into 3 sections.
Network Tools,
System Tools,
Administrator Tools,
We are going to be using Locksmith which is in the System Tools.
To use Locksmith:
Boot the computer from the disk,
Go to Start, System Tools, Locksmith
Then chose the Account Name in which you want to reset the password for, then reset it.
Reboot the system.

To gain more privileges (RM Users)
Then login to the account for which you have the password,
Go to the desktop, click RM Management Console, login,
Go to Users, Students, Then find the folder which you are in,
Then play around with your privileges.
You would be best to pick:
Authority: Authorise
Account Type: RM Explorer
Groups: System Administrator
This way you have UNRESTRICTED ACCESS to the FULL NETWORK.

(Bit Of Advice: Don't run RM Tutor unless you are sure your ICT Tech DOESN'T run reports on students)
ENJOY

[TJ_2k7]

Thanks ICT Tech!
Great guide.
I thought the account you reset only allows local access and not access to Management Console, or are accounts cached..?

[Ict Tech]

no, when you use locksmith you can reset any user that can use that particular machine.
But watch you don't get caught in school, the ERD Commander 2005 operatin system is like this: (so be careful)

YET AGAIN, I CAN'T UPLOAD PICTURES
so this rar file contains the screenshot.

29630.rar

(88.15 KiB) Downloaded 284 times

[heebyjeebys]

I got EDR commander on disk.
anyone want it?
need to get more blank CD's though....

[TJ_2k7]

I just remembered that most of our Computers have no disc drive....!
Is this possible through a floppy or USB Stick...?

[Ict Tech]

if you make a bootable usb device and change the boot priority of the machine

[jd2kuk]

Okay, just to clear something up, you can't use locksmith to gain access to RM management console (Not directly, anyway ).

And it should be no problem running ERD commander off a memory stick; you'll need to format it as such first though.

[TJ_2k7]

Okay, just to clear something up, you can't use locksmith to gain access to RM management console (Not directly, anyway ).

And it should be no problem running ERD commander off a memory stick; you'll need to format it as such first though.

You used the wink again, what do you mean by not directly.
And also how do i make my USB a bootable one..?

EDIT:

[Ict Tech]

Okay, just to clear something up, you can't use locksmith to gain access to RM management console (Not directly, anyway ).

And it should be no problem running ERD commander off a memory stick; you'll need to format it as such first though.

Read my tutorial again - SLOWLY

[jd2kuk]

Done that

[Ict Tech]

okay, i'll explain, what i meant was reset the ACCOUNT password, then go to that account on the managed mode, then use RM Management Console, get it now?

[TJ_2k7]

okay, i'll explain, what i meant was reset the ACCOUNT password, then go to that account on the managed mode, then use RM Management Console, get it now?

So do you reset a local user's password or an actual RM password..?

[Ict Tech]

the local accounts wouldn't have access to the Console because there is no network control in local mode, so it would have to be your network admin's password

[jd2kuk]

Okay, jimbo jones is an admin on your network. If you reset jimbo jones' password locally, which is what ERD commander allows, you will be able to logon as said user on whichever box you are sat at. What ERD does not do however, is change a users network password, which is what is needed to access management console. Catch my drift now?

[Ict Tech]

it should change the network password though, there is full network compatibilty