Re: local admin pwd change needed

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From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:08:30 GMT

It will work on any LOCAL machine account and I need to correct myself as the command
would be "net user administrator newpassword" as an example. Domain accounts will
need to be changed via Active Directory. The net commands are very helpful. Run net
help "command" to find nmore information on the command such as net help user. ---
Steve

"Jason" <junk4mail@charter.net> wrote in message
news:105ssorh4m023dd@corp.supernews.com...
> Steve! Excellent information!
>
> does this work even though the local user is a Domain/Local User and not a
> local admin?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jason
>
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@nospam-comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:dp57c.49751$1p.835054@attbi_s54...
> > If you are going to change the passwords to the same password you can use
> a Group
> > Policy startup script using "net administrator newpassword". Startup
> scripts are
> > machine policy and you can use different script per OU GPO. Of course the
> change will
> > not apply until the computer is rebooted. You can also remove the
> everyone/users
> > group from permissions to that startup script so that they can not
> navigate to the
> > sysvol share and read it, but make sure that the domain computers group
> has
> > permissions to the script. If you need to use different passwords for each
> computer,
> > then create a batch file using cusrmgr as described in the KB below. ---
> Steve
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;272530
> >
> > "Jason" <junk4mail@charter.net> wrote in message
> > news:105nm2j6b8psp28@corp.supernews.com...
> > > i don't have sms, i'm on a win2k native domain with 2000pro
> workstations..
> > >
> > > is there a policy or some way i can change all the local admin pwd's on
> all
> > > these boxes without touching all 500?
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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