password hidden in a folder

J

john

Hi,
i have a password hidden in a folder.
i did it by typing >folder:pw echo/Mypassword
However, i could not do it when the folder is on server
drive. When i try to copy the folder from my c drive to
server, it mentioned that the data stream in the folder
will be lost.
Pls Help, Thanks

rgds
john
 
S

Scot Wiedenfeld

john said:
Hi,
i have a password hidden in a folder.
i did it by typing >folder:pw echo/Mypassword
However, i could not do it when the folder is on server
drive. When i try to copy the folder from my c drive to
server, it mentioned that the data stream in the folder
will be lost.
Pls Help, Thanks

rgds
john


Is your server by chance a non NTFS filesystem? Hidden data streams will
typically only reside on an NTFS partition.

Scot Wiedenfeld
Just my 2.0134 cents worth (tax included)
 
M

Marty List

john said:
Hi,
i have a password hidden in a folder.
i did it by typing >folder:pw echo/Mypassword
However, i could not do it when the folder is on server
drive. When i try to copy the folder from my c drive to
server, it mentioned that the data stream in the folder
will be lost.
Pls Help, Thanks

rgds
john


Make sure the server drive is formatted with NTFS. Which tool or process
did you use to copy the folder?

This screen capture is from a Windows XP client and a Windows 2000 server:

C:\Temp>MD StreamTest1

C:\Temp>Echo MyPassword>StreamTest1:pw

C:\Temp>More < StreamTest1:pw
MyPassword

C:\Temp>XCopy /e /i StreamTest1 \\TOOL\Marty$\Temp\StreamTest1
0 File(s) copied

C:\Temp>More < \\TOOL\Marty$\Temp\StreamTest1:pw
MyPassword
 
R

Ritchie

john said:
i have a password hidden in a folder.
i did it by typing >folder:pw echo/Mypassword
However, i could not do it when the folder is on server
drive. When i try to copy the folder from my c drive to
server, it mentioned that the data stream in the folder
will be lost.
Pls Help, Thanks

If the volume you're copying to resides on a Windows NT4, 2000 or 2003
Server and is formatted using NTFS, there shouldn't be any problems -
even guest accounts can create ADS's!

If you're copying to a Novell volume, then _maybe_ the Novell Native
File Access Pack needs to be loaded on the server.

Obviously, it goes without saying that obfuscating data using ADS's is
not secure blah blah...
 

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