Re: Users Password from Active Directory

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AD doesn't store clear text passwords, it stores one way password hashes. Even those are not available for casual browsing.

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aznan wrote:
Hi , is there any way that i could get the users Domain password from Active Directory ? I'm an administrator for the Windows Server 2000 Server and i need this for some administrative purposes. Please Help

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