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From: Marty List (bill.gates_at_sun.com)
Date: 09/01/04

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    Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:05:42 -0600

    "John" <jpatterson@maricom.com> wrote in message
    news:3b6401c48f9c$eaabbc10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
    > If anyone can help with my problem, I would appreciate it
    > much. The computer network is setup using a workgroup. I
    > would like to implement a way where the administrator's
    > password on each local computer in the workgroup, is
    > changed with one unified administrator password every 30
    > days. We would like to be able to do this without having
    > to go to every local machine.
    >
    > I have come across the tool CUSRMGR.EXE that is provided
    > through the Windows 2000 Resource Kit CD. I have used this
    > tool via a command prompt. I inserted the command line
    > cusrmgr.exe -u [username] -m \\ [computer name] -P [new
    > password]
    >
    > By doing this I was able to change the administrator
    > password on a remote computer. But attempting to see if I
    > could do it a second time on the same computer did not
    > allow me to. I received Error RC: 0x052e. So I am trying
    > to find out why it won't allow me to do it more than once.
    > Also if you know of a better method or tool to provide
    > simultaneous password changes in a workgroup environment,
    > I am all ears.
    >

    Error 52e is hex, the same number in decimal is 1326:

    C:\>Net HelpMsg 1326

    Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.

    Are you logged on to the local computer with the same admin account name but
    with the old password? If you don't specify credentials then your current
    credentials are used. You either need to change the password locally then
    log off and log on again with the new password, or before you call
    CUSRMGR.EXE the 2nd time you need to open a connection with the new
    password, like this:

    net use \\computer\IPC$ /delete
    net use \\computer\IPC$ /user:Administrator newpassword

    or if you want to be prompted for the password:

    net use \\computer\IPC$ /user:Administrator *

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