Re: change password @ command line

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 07/08/05 

Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 20:31:55 -0700

I am as confused as Steve.
You say your users have Windows 2000.
Is there some reason that they cannot do alt-cntrl-del and
click the change password button ? This tool lets then
change passwords for any account provided only that
the domain can be located (you can type free text for the
domain, not just drop select) and that they know the old
password. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows  Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Randy" <Randy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4468E6C4-CB36-4E4E-A3D5-36B5CCE6B1B0@microsoft.com...
> Running windows 2000 with AD and my users do not have access to the domain
> contollers and my workstations are Windows 2000. Can I use dsmod.exe so
that
> I can go to the command line and change my password? The AdminPak for
Windows
> 2003 will not install on a Windows 2000 server but can I just copy the
> dsmod.exe file itself and run it from a Windows 2000 server?
>
> Is there some other way or another utility that I could use that would
allow
> me to have users change their password at a command prompt without having
> access to domain controllers?
>
> Thanks
> Randy