Changing Local account password

[Jimmy]

Hello all,

I have a quick question that I hope someone can help me with. How can I
change the password of a local account on windows 2000. Any help is very
much appreciated.

Thanks,

[Torgeir Bakken]

Jimmy wrote:

Hi

From the local computer itself, or remotely?

If local, does the user that performs the operation have local admin rights?

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torgeir

[Jimmy]

Just Local, and yes the user does have local admin rights.

Thanks, :)

"Torgeir Bakken" <Torgeir.B...@hydro.com> wrote in message
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[Torgeir Bakken]

Jimmy wrote:

> "Torgeir Bakken" <Torgeir.B...@hydro.com> wrote in message
> news:3D811368...@hydro.com...
> > Jimmy wrote:
> >
> > > I have a quick question that I hope someone can help me with. How can I
> > > change the password of a local account on windows 2000. Any help is very
> > > much appreciated.
> >

> > From the local computer itself, or remotely?
> >
> > If local, does the user that performs the operation have local admin
> > rights?
>

> Just Local, and yes the user does have local admin rights.

Hi

Some alternatives:

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' *** Script start ***
sUser = "mini-strator"
sPwd = "1234"

Set oWshNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
sComputerName = oWshNet.ComputerName

Set oUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & sComputerName & "/" & sUser)

' Set the password
oUser.SetPassword sPwd
oUser.Setinfo

' *** Script stop ***

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You can use the "NET USER" command as well:
To change the password to be 'newpw' on an existing user 'administrator':

net user administrator newpw

You can run this with the Run metod in vbscript if you want

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DCPC (DC PasswordChanger, free, has a GUI)
http://www.danish-company.com/
(look under Tools)

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You can use IE from a vbscript to ask for a password, masking the input. When
the user clicks the OK button, the vbscript retrieves the password from IE:

Message-ID: <3D2C4D14...@hydro.com>
From: Torgeir Bakken (Torgeir.B...@hydro.com)
Subject: Re: window.open using a WSH or VB script
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
Date: 2002-07-10 09:36:46 PST
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=3D2C4D14.A6603949%40hydro.com

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torgeir