user account password expiring

[Jason]

I have created a XP Embedded Thin Client build but after running for some
time it is displaying a message saying that the User Account passowrd is
expiring.

I have tried looking for topics on this but all I find is topics explaining
how to 'Creating a Component for the Custom Security Template' which I find
difficult to follow.

Can anybody tell me if there is a simpler way to prevent the User Account
passwords from expiring?

Are there any other methods available that are easier to follow?

Thanks

 

[Juergen Striegel]

Are there any other methods available that are easier to follow?

For me the following does that job now for a long time.
call:
acctmgmt /pwdexp [username] disable

For that I need the following files:

acctmgmt.exe
msvfw32.dll
WBDCG34I.DLL
wwwnt34i.dll

You can look at the expiring values for a given user with
net user [username]

Tell me if this workes for you, too.

Juergen

 

[Jason]

Hi Juergen

Thanks for your response.

How do I make this call, from a command prompt?

Thanks

Are there any other methods available that are easier to follow?

For me the following does that job now for a long time.
call:
acctmgmt /pwdexp [username] disable

For that I need the following files:

acctmgmt.exe
msvfw32.dll
WBDCG34I.DLL
wwwnt34i.dll

You can look at the expiring values for a given user with
net user [username]

Tell me if this workes for you, too.

Juergen

 

[Juergen Striegel]

How do I make this call, from a command prompt?

I put it into a batch file and call it after fba. You may add it as last
stage of the fba run so it was done automatically (don't ask for
details, search the ng for that).

regards, Juergen

 

[Jason]

I put it into a batch file and call it after fba. You may add it as last
stage of the fba run so it was done automatically (don't ask for
details, search the ng for that).

regards, Juergen

Juergen

Thanks again. It seems my XPe build doesn't have any of the files you
mention included. How do I find the components that conatin these
files so I can add them to my build?

Jason

 

[Mark Kraft]

Jason,

On the website www.xpefiles.com there is a component to correct this.

http://xpefiles.com/cs/files/folders/software/entry638.aspx

Mark

 

[Juergen Striegel]

Thanks again. It seems my XPe build doesn't have any of the files you

mention included. How do I find the components that conatin these
files so I can add them to my build?

Build a new component. No MS component delivers the necessary files
(acctmgmt.exe and it's needed dlls). Seems to be a mistake by MS that
isn't noticed since yet.
But the files do exist in the repository.