Setting user password in Active Directory

[Thomas Cameron]

Hello all,
I have written an application in Visual Basic .Net 2003 which allows
staff members to enable user accounts within a specific group in our
Active Directory. However, as an added piece I would like to set a new
password for the accounts as they are enabled. How can I do this in VB?
Please also consider the fact that I do not know what the password was
previously set to.

Thomas Cameron

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Thomas,

Your question is in the part where I am not directly interested in, you
explained to me why you wanted to use it and this seems very legal.

However, if you write it as you do, than it can give the idea that you want
some help with hacking. Therefore I would in your case tell the reason why
you want to do it.

If you ask this in one of the security newsgroups, (with telling what is
your intention with this), than I give you a much better change on an
answer.

I hope this helps,

Cor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I have written an application in Visual Basic .Net 2003 which allows
staff members to enable user accounts within a specific group in our
Active Directory. However, as an added piece I would like to set a new
password for the accounts as they are enabled. How can I do this in VB?

Setting a password:

Please also consider the fact that I do not know what the password was
previously set to.

I doubt that this is possible.