Change many passwords tool/utility

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Rob

What can I use to reset about 150 account passwords?

I would like to avoid clicking each user, selecting change
password, then typing it in.

If you know a quick way of achieving this, let me know!

-regards,
rob
 
Dump a list of users and use the "net user" command to reset them via a
batch file.
 
Keith,

I'm looking for specifics. So, just saying "reset them via
a batch file" is like advising somebody that wants to go
to the moon to, "just build a space shuttle."

So, I'm still looking for any help!

-rmz
 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/user/scrug03.mspx
(along with lots of other useful scripts at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/user/default.mspx)
Some other approaches @:
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/03/30/serverhacks_passwords.html

That will get you started... it's fairly easy to apply an action to every
user in an OU, or every user in the domain. I don't have a handy example to
copy right now, but if you have trouble, you can post what you've got and
someone can help.

\\ MadDHatteR
 
I'm kind of with Rob. Our domain was originally set up with passwords that
never expire. We have 100+ accounts. We will shortly be changing that and
one element of that process will be to set all passwords to "expired". We
don't have the expertise for, or time to learn, scripting or many other
techniques suggested. It's either run a program (or change a setting) that
will reset them or open each account and change the setting. For example,
the suggestion of creating a batch file is interesting, but we estimate it
will take us 2-3 hours to get all the accounts done manually. We need an
"automatic" solution that will take considerably less time to make it
worthwhile.

IIRC, it's been discussed before, but any ideas along this vein would be
appreciated..
 
I'm kind of with Rob. Our domain was originally set up with passwords that
never expire. We have 100+ accounts. We will shortly be changing that and
one element of that process will be to set all passwords to "expired". We
don't have the expertise for, or time to learn, scripting or many other
techniques suggested. It's either run a program (or change a setting) that
will reset them or open each account and change the setting. For example,
the suggestion of creating a batch file is interesting, but we estimate it
will take us 2-3 hours to get all the accounts done manually. We need an
"automatic" solution that will take considerably less time to make it
worthwhile.

IIRC, it's been discussed before, but any ideas along this vein would be
appreciated..
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Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
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