Re: XP to NT connection - Change in Password wipes out WMI

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From: Gerry Hickman (gerry666uk_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:27:29 +0100

Hi,

WMI does not usually care about the local administrator password on some
remote box. Are you sure you're not sending hard-coded credentials? It
might help if you explain the purpose of what you're doing.

dharani babu wrote:

> HI all
> I have a C++ DCOM WMI Server running at XP SP1 Machine . I have been
> connecting to and retreiving values from a remote NT machine using
> Administrator credentials . But when I changed the Administrator password of
> the target NT machine the WMI connection has disabled . When I changed the
> password back to old one it works fine. I feel the password with which the
> very forst WMI connection was established is stored some where in the remote
> system or my system's registry. I even tried to search the password but
> cldnot find it ( though I know the passwords must ha been stored after
> encryption - did it out of desperation ).
> Could any one point to me the solution ? 

-- 
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

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