Have been running a change password script I wrote for quite some time
with no issues (uses the cusrmgr.exe - resource kit utility) until a
user attempted to create a password with a length of 13 characters.
My script checks the errorlevel which reported successful change on
200+ servers for the user but when she tried to log on with her new
password it failed.

Anyway turns out cusrmgr just truncated the password to the first 12
characters and then changed the password with this shorter password.
My work around for now was just to check the length of the password
and re-prompt if it's more than 12 characters in length.

JB

thank you for sharing.

Can any Microsoft expert tell me how to make
passwords of more than twelve characters work, and
is there any restriction of character use?

regards,
don



"JB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)
m...
Have been running a change password script I wrote
for quite some time
with no issues (uses the cusrmgr.exe - resource kit
utility) until a
user attempted to create a password with a length
of 13 characters.
My script checks the errorlevel which reported
successful change on
200+ servers for the user but when she tried to log
on with her new
password it failed.

Anyway turns out cusrmgr just truncated the
password to the first 12
characters and then changed the password with this
shorter password.
My work around for now was just to check the length
of the password
and re-prompt if it's more than 12 characters in
length.

JB

You don't need cusrmgr.exe to change a password - the
following command will do it quite nicely, and does not
suffer from the limitation you observe:

net user JSmith SomeLongPassword


"JB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have been running a change password script I wrote for quite some time
> with no issues (uses the cusrmgr.exe - resource kit utility) until a
> user attempted to create a password with a length of 13 characters.
> My script checks the errorlevel which reported successful change on
> 200+ servers for the user but when she tried to log on with her new
> password it failed.
>
> Anyway turns out cusrmgr just truncated the password to the first 12
> characters and then changed the password with this shorter password.
> My work around for now was just to check the length of the password
> and re-prompt if it's more than 12 characters in length.
>
> JB

Hi Buddy,

How are you?
I was wondering about the setup for cusrmgr.exe? I
might want to hire someone to do that, and I can
check him out to see if he/she really knows their
stuff. cahpesh? (don't know how to spell that
either)(guess all I know how to do is make money)

And I hope no one minds my top posting. I've tried
the bottom and I prefer the top, and it's not nearly
as efficient, when one is trying to get to as many as
possible.
--

Thank you very much,
don
----------

"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
You don't need cusrmgr.exe to change a password - the
following command will do it quite nicely, and does
not
suffer from the limitation you observe:

net user JSmith SomeLongPassword


"JB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed).
...
> Have been running a change password script I wrote
for quite some time
> with no issues (uses the cusrmgr.exe - resource kit
utility) until a
> user attempted to create a password with a length
of 13 characters.
> My script checks the errorlevel which reported
successful change on
> 200+ servers for the user but when she tried to log
on with her new
> password it failed.
>
> Anyway turns out cusrmgr just truncated the
password to the first 12
> characters and then changed the password with this
shorter password.
> My work around for now was just to check the length
of the password
> and re-prompt if it's more than 12 characters in
length.
>
> JB

Capite? I think. The only words I really remember from Italian are Albergo
(hotel) and il gatto (the cat).

Don Costanzo

--

Ray at home
Microsoft ASP MVP


"dcdon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:VSjSb.4064$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Buddy,
>
> How are you?
> I was wondering about the setup for cusrmgr.exe? I
> might want to hire someone to do that, and I can
> check him out to see if he/she really knows their
> stuff. cahpesh? (don't know how to spell that
> either)(guess all I know how to do is make money)
>
> And I hope no one minds my top posting. I've tried
> the bottom and I prefer the top, and it's not nearly
> as efficient, when one is trying to get to as many as
> possible.
> --
>
> Thank you very much,
> don
> ----------
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You don't need cusrmgr.exe to change a password - the
> following command will do it quite nicely, and does
> not
> suffer from the limitation you observe:
>
> net user JSmith SomeLongPassword
>
>
> "JB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed).
> ..
> > Have been running a change password script I wrote
> for quite some time
> > with no issues (uses the cusrmgr.exe - resource kit
> utility) until a
> > user attempted to create a password with a length
> of 13 characters.
> > My script checks the errorlevel which reported
> successful change on
> > 200+ servers for the user but when she tried to log
> on with her new
> > password it failed.
> >
> > Anyway turns out cusrmgr just truncated the
> password to the first 12
> > characters and then changed the password with this
> shorter password.
> > My work around for now was just to check the length
> of the password
> > and re-prompt if it's more than 12 characters in
> length.
> >
> > JB
>
>
>

To survive in Italy you would need "vino" at the albergo
(wine), bierra (beer), bella ragazza (gorgeous girl) and
"é troppo caro" (it's too expensive).


"Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" <myFirstNameATlane34dotKOMM> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Capite? I think. The only words I really remember from Italian are
Albergo
> (hotel) and il gatto (the cat).
>
> Don Costanzo
>
> --
>
> Ray at home
> Microsoft ASP MVP
>
>
> "dcdon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:VSjSb.4064$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi Buddy,
> >
> > How are you?
> > I was wondering about the setup for cusrmgr.exe? I
> > might want to hire someone to do that, and I can
> > check him out to see if he/she really knows their
> > stuff. cahpesh? (don't know how to spell that
> > either)(guess all I know how to do is make money)
> >
> > And I hope no one minds my top posting. I've tried
> > the bottom and I prefer the top, and it's not nearly
> > as efficient, when one is trying to get to as many as
> > possible.
> > --
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> > don
> > ----------
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You don't need cusrmgr.exe to change a password - the
> > following command will do it quite nicely, and does
> > not
> > suffer from the limitation you observe:
> >
> > net user JSmith SomeLongPassword
> >
> >
> > "JB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed).
> > ..
> > > Have been running a change password script I wrote
> > for quite some time
> > > with no issues (uses the cusrmgr.exe - resource kit
> > utility) until a
> > > user attempted to create a password with a length
> > of 13 characters.
> > > My script checks the errorlevel which reported
> > successful change on
> > > 200+ servers for the user but when she tried to log
> > on with her new
> > > password it failed.
> > >
> > > Anyway turns out cusrmgr just truncated the
> > password to the first 12
> > > characters and then changed the password with this
> > shorter password.
> > > My work around for now was just to check the length
> > of the password
> > > and re-prompt if it's more than 12 characters in
> > length.
> > >
> > > JB
> >
> >
> >
>
>