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RE: Changing Local Admin Password
From: Josh Amick <joshamick () yahoo com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 05:54:08 -0700 (PDT)
You could try using the Windows Resource Kit utility cusrmgr.exe (Console user manager) The command would be; cusrmgr -u administrator -m \\machinename -P password Nice and easy to script with too. Josh Amick -----Original Message----- From: Jimmy Sansi [mailto:jsansi () ritzfoodservice com] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:42 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Changing Local Admin Password I am currently looking for a way to remotely change the local administrator password on our XP/2k/NT workstations, without having to visit each computer or using the Local Users and Groups mmc snap-in. Does anyone have any suggestions or tools they use? Would writing a script be the best solution? Thanks, -Jimmy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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