Re: Change local administrator password for all PCs in the domain

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"Lisa" <Lisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I have about 200 workstations in my Windows 2000 domain. The workstations
> include Windows XP and 2k. How can I change all workstations local
> administrator password without going to the system to change them one by one?
> I don't want the startup script since the users won't restart their
> computers.
>
> Need help!
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Lisa


Hi Lisa,

There are many ways to approach this, depending on your situation. First you
need to decide if you want this done as an automated process or a manual
process.

As an automated process, you could setup a custom script or Group Policy (in
Active Directory) where all machines get the latest password as they come
online. This basically requires domain membership, no workgroup machines. This
requires more work up front, but requires little or no work in the future.

Or you might prefer the approach of running the script periodically (whenever
you decide to change to a new password). You just have to decide how you want
to handle machines that are not online at the time you run the script. You
might need to keep running it again and again until you catch all machines.
This approach requires little work up front, but ongoing maintenance. If you
choose this method and don't find a script you like, check out my freeware tool
AccountManager:
http://www.optimumx.com/download/accountmanager.zip




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