[dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Tue May 29 13:23:23 CDT 2007


Hi Rocky:

Maybe if you can get access to the actual database it might be directly
extractable. It might be in un-encrypted format so it can be just read
out... if you decide to attempt that route I have a few code pieces, written
in VB that will allow you to scan and extract the data.... (Did that with a
client's ACPAC database a few years ago.)

Jim   

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:48 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password

They have an application they have been using since 1999 for BOMs, MRP,
inventory control, etc.  The company who sold it to them  - a Singapore
software house - is out of business.  So there's no support for the
application.  But it's working.  I think they're getting nervous though,
and, they want to export their data before picking a replacement system.
Converting the existing data would be key.

Even though I have the U.S. trademark on E-Z-MRP, this company in Singapore
took the name - their product was called E-Z-MRP II.  So when the user
started looking around the internet for support, he found me.  

If I can break into this Informix db and get their data out, I'll convert it
to an E-Z-MRP database and see if I can get them to go for my system.  But
no one there knows what the user name and password is for the Informix db.
The user spoke with his predecessor and he doesn't know either. 

Regards,

Rocky



 	
	

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:34 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need to Break Informix Password

Hi Rocky:

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

Jim

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:39 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Cc: List
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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