Local Password

[Pete Ch]

Hello,

Does anyone know if there is an automated way of changing the LOCAL
administrator password on ALL Client XP machines?

Thanks,

Peter

 

[Anton Pegan]

Hi Pete,

Try running the following command: "net user administrator password"

The command will change the local administrator password to "password". But
the problem is how to apply this command to all XP clients. If the computers
are in a workgroup you can use the "psexec" tool to run the batch script on
another computer, take a look at the following link:

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsExec.html

In the domain environment there are multiple scenarios, but this would be
the easiest one also in a domain.

Regards,

Anton Pegan

 

[Steve Riley [MSFT]]

My book, Protect Your Windows Network, includes just such a tool. You can download it from the book's website. Click the "Tools" link in the left-hand column.

http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com

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Hello,

Does anyone know if there is an automated way of changing the LOCAL
administrator password on ALL Client XP machines?

Thanks,

Peter