> Close.  I am an information security professional for a multi-national
> corporation.

> On Jan 10, 8:44 am, Hitman <pro...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks. I'll try xfs for a bit and see how it performs. Are you line a
> > network admin or something?

> > On Jan 10, 2008 9:34 AM, ax0n <perman...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > For production servers or systems where uptime is critical, I'd stick
> > > with ext3.  It works.  On my personal system, I might be tempted to
> > > play with XFS.  The choice is yours, but ext3 is a time-proven winner
> > > if reliability and stability is key, especially if you don't need the
> > > features that XFS offers which ext3 does not.

> > > Best of luck!
> > > --ax0n

> > > On Jan 10, 8:28 am, Hitman < pro...@googlemail.com > wrote:
> > > > Hi i've been out of touch because things went from bad to worse and
> i've
> > > > decided to nuke the hdd and start fresh. here has been a lot of
> dabate
> > > but
> > > > what do you think is the better choice ext3 or xfs?

> > > > On Jan 6, 2008 6:23 PM, ax0n <perman...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > > > How'd it work out?

> > > > > On Jan 4, 6:39am, "Phillip Kiregyera" <pro...@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > > Thanks alot i'll check them out after i get some shut eye.
> Thanks
> > > again.

> > > > > > On 1/4/08, ax0n <perman...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > > > > > You have to tweak some settings on Windows 2003. This had been
> the
> > > > > > > bane of my existence before and I recall fixing it at one of
> my
> > > > > > > previous jobs, but I haven't dealt with Windows 2003 in ages.
> I
> > > had
> > > > > > > to search for the solution again, and came up with an article
> on
> > > > > > > accessing Server 2003 from Mac OS X. OS X uses Samba just like
> > > Linux,
> > > > > > > so the part of this howto for the Windows Server should help
> you
> > > out:

> > >http://allinthehead.com/retro/218/accessing-a-windows-2003-share-from.
> > > > > ..

> > > > > > > Here's an open source tool for recovering passwords from zip
> > > files. I
> > > > > > > don't think it works on the high-level encryption that the
> > > commercial
> > > > > > > version of WinZIP uses, but you can give it a shot:
> > > > > > >http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/fcrackzip.html

> > > > > > > --ax0n

> > > > > > > On Jan 4, 2:40am, Hitman <pro...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi, it was suse linux 10.2 and you are right about locking
> > > myself
> > > > > out
> > > > > > > > because i couldnt get in via single user mode and the cd
> didnt
> > > help
> > > > > > > > much either. I have just upgraded to suse 10.3 and i have to
> say
> > > the
> > > > > > > > GUI is pretty annoying.However can you tell me the correct
> steps
> > > to
> > > > > > > > follow in authenticating myself as a priviledged user on a
> > > win2003
> > > > > > > > server network using my linux box. Would really appriciate
> it.

> > > > > > > > If it isnt too much to ask i had some old zipped files whose

> > > > > password
> > > > > > > > i can not remember do you know any password crackers
> preferably
> > > for
> > > > > > > > linux that i can use?

> > > > > > > > cheers.