Re: How secure are passwords in TweakUI autologon?

From: Colin Nash [MVP] (x_at_x)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:50:37 -0400

"Era" <era@nomail.none> wrote in message
news:4178735c$1@clarion.carno.net.au...

>
> Can a designated autologon account (eg a basic user account-with no admin
> rights) change password/etc... when the desiganted have NO admin/oper
> rights??????

The account can change its own password... but an admin account could then
change it back.

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