yet another change password thread

Anders,

You can just call the NetUserChangePassword API through the P/Invoke
layer. Here is a thread archived on google which gives more information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...914ef0e7e9b721

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

<a_*****************@yahoo.dk> wrote in message
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Hi Guys

Here is the problem: Im bored changing the local administrator password
for a set of servers in a domain.
So I though that I would write myself a little tool in C# to do that.

I found bits and pices but the subject, but not anything solid. Ofcause
its out there :-) can anybody help me out on this.

Thanks!

/Anders

Check the System.DirectoryServices namespace classes.
Here's a sample, note that you need the existing password in order to be ale
to change a password!!

...
string account = "Administrator";
using(DirectoryEntry AD = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" +
Environment.MachineName + ",computer")
{
DirectoryEntry user = AD.Children.Find(account, "User");
object[] password = new object[] {"myoldpwd", "mynewpwd"};
object ret = user.Invoke("ChangePassword", password );
user.CommitChanges();
}
....

Willy.

<a_*****************@yahoo.dk> wrote in message
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| Hi Guys
|
| Here is the problem: Im bored changing the local administrator password
| for a set of servers in a domain.
| So I though that I would write myself a little tool in C# to do that.
|
| I found bits and pices but the subject, but not anything solid. Ofcause
| its out there :-) can anybody help me out on this.
|
| Thanks!
|
| /Anders
|

I've lost my adminstor password.
Any way I can change it without knowing the present one?

thanks
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote in
message news:O4**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Anders,

You can just call the NetUserChangePassword API through the P/Invoke
layer. Here is a thread archived on google which gives more information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...914ef0e7e9b721

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

<a_*****************@yahoo.dk> wrote in message
news:11**********************@e56g2000cwe.googlegr oups.com...

Hi Guys

Here is the problem: Im bored changing the local administrator password
for a set of servers in a domain.
So I though that I would write myself a little tool in C# to do that.

I found bits and pices but the subject, but not anything solid. Ofcause
its out there :-) can anybody help me out on this.

Thanks!

/Anders

There is a way, and not a single one:

http://www.google.sk/search?hl=sk&q=...password&meta=

" Netter" <ne**********@a-znet.com> wrote in message
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I've lost my adminstor password.
Any way I can change it without knowing the present one?

thanks
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote
in message news:O4**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Anders,

You can just call the NetUserChangePassword API through the P/Invoke
layer. Here is a thread archived on google which gives more information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...914ef0e7e9b721

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

<a_*****************@yahoo.dk> wrote in message
news:11**********************@e56g2000cwe.googlegr oups.com...

Hi Guys

Here is the problem: Im bored changing the local administrator password
for a set of servers in a domain.
So I though that I would write myself a little tool in C# to do that.

I found bits and pices but the subject, but not anything solid. Ofcause
its out there :-) can anybody help me out on this.

Thanks!

/Anders

I've looked and never found anything I understood that seemed like it would
work to change it.

I was hoping that I might be able to chang it even if I could not retreive
the old one.
thanks
"Lebesgue" <le******@gmail.com> wrote in message
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There is a way, and not a single one:

http://www.google.sk/search?hl=sk&q=...password&meta=

" Netter" <ne**********@a-znet.com> wrote in message
news:eW**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

I've lost my adminstor password.
Any way I can change it without knowing the present one?

thanks
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote
in message news:O4**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Anders,

You can just call the NetUserChangePassword API through the P/Invoke
layer. Here is a thread archived on google which gives more
information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...914ef0e7e9b721

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

<a_*****************@yahoo.dk> wrote in message
news:11**********************@e56g2000cwe.googlegr oups.com...
Hi Guys

Here is the problem: Im bored changing the local administrator password
for a set of servers in a domain.
So I though that I would write myself a little tool in C# to do that.

I found bits and pices but the subject, but not anything solid. Ofcause
its out there :-) can anybody help me out on this.

Thanks!

/Anders

You can, just choose one of the results from the query I've given you. Most
of the solutions are in form of a tiny unix based operating system which is
able to read from protected parts of the windows registry, and effectively
change the password by setting the administrator password hash in registry.

" Netter" <ne**********@a-znet.com> wrote in message
news:uF**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

I've looked and never found anything I understood that seemed like it
would work to change it.

I was hoping that I might be able to chang it even if I could not retreive
the old one.
thanks
"Lebesgue" <le******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uu**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

There is a way, and not a single one:

http://www.google.sk/search?hl=sk&q=...password&meta=

" Netter" <ne**********@a-znet.com> wrote in message
news:eW**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

I've lost my adminstor password.
Any way I can change it without knowing the present one?

thanks
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote
in message news:O4**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Anders,

You can just call the NetUserChangePassword API through the P/Invoke
layer. Here is a thread archived on google which gives more
information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...914ef0e7e9b721

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

<a_*****************@yahoo.dk> wrote in message
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> Hi Guys
>
> Here is the problem: Im bored changing the local administrator
> password
> for a set of servers in a domain.
> So I though that I would write myself a little tool in C# to do that.
>
> I found bits and pices but the subject, but not anything solid.
> Ofcause
> its out there :-) can anybody help me out on this.
>
> Thanks!
>
> /Anders
>