[dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Tue May 29 12:34:19 CDT 2007


Hi Rocky:

How are they getting the data out of their database now?

Jim

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
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Subject: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password

Dear List(s):
 
A prospect in Singapore wants to abandon their current manufacturing system
and go to a new one.  The problem is:
 
1) the current product has no data import or export functions 
2) it's an orphan - the original company is out of business
3) the platform is Informix
4) it is password protected and they do not know the user name and password
5) they cannot connect to it using the Informix ODBC driver.  Says they
tried both ADO and DAO. (probably because they don't have the user name and
password).
6) the database is 1GB so they can't send it easily.
7) they don't need the user name and password to run the program.  Just if
they want to open the back end directly.  The program is working OK.

But they're nervous and want to get away from this system and into something
with support, I would guess.
 
If I can get the data out I've got a shot at replacing this system with my
own.
 
Does anyone have any experience with Informix and know how to break in?

MTIA
 
Rocky
 
P.S.  They called me because in the mid 90s a company in Singapore took the
name of my product E-Z-MRP and made one called E-Z-MRP II, which is what
this guy is using.  So he looked up E-Z-MRP on the web and found me.  So I
called him tonight in Singapore to get the details - find out if he had a
bootleg copy of my system.  He sent me some screen shots of the opening
screens, and I saw right away it was not mine but the imposter.

 	
	

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