Re: change password of administrators when logged in other admin accou

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"Ashik(Hyderabad)" <AshikHyderabad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Guys now I found something bigger bad news..Even with the limited account
also I was able to change the password of the administrator account..so what
U say for this???


I'd say you have something radically wrong with your XP installation. I don't
have a clue how it could happen or how to easily correct the problem, but a
limited account should only be able to change its own password and then only
through the Control Panel -> User Accounts applet. Also, the Guest account
shouldn't be able to change any passwords, even its own.

Just to be sure, I checked this on two XP Pro systems. Both computers exhibited
the expected behavior. Only administrative accounts were able to change other
accounts passwords.

You might want to check the group membership of your limited account. It should
be a member of the Users group.

Good luck

Nepatsfan


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