Re: Remote User Needs to Change PWD without connecting to domain

From: Dan DeStefano, MCSA, MCP, A+, Net+ (ddestefano@winmarcompanies.com)
Date: 05/08/02 

From: "Dan DeStefano, MCSA, MCP, A+, Net+" <ddestefano@winmarcompanies.com>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 17:01:14 -0400

you can try to enable the option "password never expires" for her user
account (note: this should only be temporary as this presents a security
risk, especially for a remote user). however, this may not work if the
password has already expired but you can give it a try. i have one question:
if she cannot connect to the domain then how has she been logging on to her
machine? cached credentials? if so, her password changing is not going to be
her only problem because, by default, cached credentials will only last for
10 logons.

Dan DeStefano

"Craig S" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:YkfC8.310$xq4.5764@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> I have one single user that used to be on the local domain with the
standard
> password expiration policy (changed every 45 days) but then moved 2,000
> miles away and took the laptop with her. I don't have any VPN/RAS setup
yet
> (and wont for a few weeks) Now her password is expiring, and she has been
> unable to change it because it reports "Unable to change password because
> domain <domainname> is unavailable"
>
> Is there any way to change her password from her PC without connecting to
my
> domain? I really don't have any way setup for her to get in to the
domain,
> but she needs to keep working using her existing account/profile.
>
> Help!?
>
>

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