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Re: Local Admin Password Script


From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:49:46 -0800

On 19 Dec 2007 21:10:32 -0000,  <lauren.malhoit () tylertech com> wrote:
Anyone have any information about writing a script to push out a strong local password to workstations?  Is there a 
good script out there that's already made?  Is it pretty easy to push scripts out using Group Policy?  Sorry...I'm 
pretty new.


Windows workstations?

Try PSPASSWORD.EXE, found here:

http://www.microsoft.com/sysinternals.

Or, google for 'change local administrator password vbscript' for lots
of alternatives.

GPO isn't the way to do this, IMHO.


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