Re: Change Password Permissions

From: Amit Rahul [MS] (arahul_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/03/03 

Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:48:34 -0700

Reset password is setting the password to a new value without caring about
and knowing what the last password was. Change password requires you to
furnish your old and new passwords for password change. A password change
can be done only if the old password is known.
Administrator has the rights to reset the password of the other users. But
beware if its a standalone/workgroup machine and that user has EFS protected
data then the encrypted data will be lost after password reset.
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Amit Rahul [MS]

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"Nick O'Connor" <nick@sphs.com> wrote in message
news:053701c32941$b7953d50$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm not sure what the differance is.
>
> Both I suppose....
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Change password or reset password?
> >
> >"Nick O'Connor" <nick@sphs.com> wrote in message
> >news:048a01c3293c$1c86d1c0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Anyway to delegate a user to be able to change passwords
> >> without making them an Account Operator
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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