Re: Change Local Administrator passwords remotely

From: AD (ajd777@hotmail.com)
Date: 02/27/03 

From: "AD" <ajd777@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:19:22 -0000

hmm....

woudnt that scirpt also need to run with admin privs.... somehow you need to
encrypt the credentials.

How about running a script that enumerates the PC's on the network and
changes the admin pw, after running a few times you should catch most of the
machines. cross check the output with your inventory...

AD

"Privacy, please" <no.spam@wanted.here> wrote in message
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> "Edwin Ellison" <eellison@carondelet.org> wrote in message
> news:01be01c2de94$b26f7450$a201280a@phx.gbl...
> > I am trying to change the local administrator account
> > password remotely for 1500 Windows 2000 pro machines. All
> > PCs are on an NT Domain. The reason is if a PC
> > technician is terminated then the password needs to be
> > changed on all machines so he/she does not have access.
> > If you create local admin accounts for all techs then you
> > need to go in and change/delete that account and add
> > another for all PCs in your organization. Any help would
> > be appreciated.
>
> Script to run at logon:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=149427
>
>
>

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