Change windows user account password

[Srikanth]

Hi All,

Can any one tell me how to change windows user account password
by programmatically using C#? I don't have administrator privileges and I
want to change my account password by programmatically.

I will be thankful if you can provide a sample program.

Thanks in Advance,

Srikanth

[Ahmed Qurashi]

Hi Srikanth!

It's easy, just use the System.DirectoryServices namespace to invoke
IADsUser::SetPassword:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de..._passwords.asp

ok,
aq

"Srikanth" <ta*****@inooga.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

Can any one tell me how to change windows user account password by programmatically using C#? I don't have administrator privileges and I
want to change my account password by programmatically.

I will be thankful if you can provide a sample program.

Thanks in Advance,

Srikanth

[William Stacey [MVP]]

Think you also have win32 NetUserSetInfo pinvoke.

--
William Stacey, MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

"Srikanth" <ta*****@inooga.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

Can any one tell me how to change windows user account password by programmatically using C#? I don't have administrator privileges and I
want to change my account password by programmatically.

I will be thankful if you can provide a sample program.

Thanks in Advance,

Srikanth

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

You can't call SetPassword if you are not an administrator! And that's what
OP said isn't it?

Willy.

"Ahmed Qurashi" <ah**********@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi Srikanth!

It's easy, just use the System.DirectoryServices namespace to invoke
IADsUser::SetPassword:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de..._passwords.asp

ok,
aq

"Srikanth" <ta*****@inooga.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

Can any one tell me how to change windows user account

password

by programmatically using C#? I don't have administrator privileges and I
want to change my account password by programmatically.

I will be thankful if you can provide a sample program.

Thanks in Advance,

Srikanth

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

"Srikanth" <ta*****@inooga.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

Can any one tell me how to change windows user account password
by programmatically using C#? I don't have administrator privileges and I
want to change my account password by programmatically.

I will be thankful if you can provide a sample program.

Thanks in Advance,

Srikanth

Use the System.DirectoryServices to change the password of a local user
account.

Something like this will do.

using System;
using System.DirectoryServices;
// correct the userPath!!!
string userPath = "WinNT://yourMachineName/someuser";
using (DirectoryEntry userEntry = new DirectoryEntry(userPath))
{
object[] password = new object[] {"newPwd", "oldPwd"};
object ret = userEntry.Invoke("ChangePassword", password );
userEntry.CommitChanges();
}

Willy.