Re: deleting password from /savecred

From: Kernal32 (unavailable@nospam.org.net)
Date: 02/21/03 

From: Kernal32 <unavailable@nospam.org.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:17:57 +0800

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:44:10 -0700, Roger Abell [MVP] wrote:

> "Kernal32" <unavailable@nospam.org.net> wrote in message news:1in3tni2vw4e0$.n9g3dhjvr85n.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 03:07:47 -0700, Roger Abell [MVP] wrote:
>>
>>> "Kernal32" <unavailable@nospam.org.net> wrote in message news:7iku30p0d96m.axlhhews2maa.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>> hello,
>>>>
>>>> I used the "runas" command line command to launch a program as
>>>> administrator, I used the savecred option thinking it only applied to that
>>>> program I ran...
>>>>
>>>> now using the savecred switch I can launch any program as admin (because
>>>> the password was entered once).
>>>>
>>>> How do I delete the saved credentials?
>>>
>>> Although I can find that a useful behavior,
>>> I just work around it by changing passwords.
>>
>> yeh, I have no changed passwords, although going back to the old password
>> means that "issue" re appears, tho that should be a problem cause I won't
>> go back to the old one, but there must be a way to get rid of it!
>
> There may be. I have never sought it.
> Just curious, but why does does it bother you ?
> If you notice, it is for that account only, and
> only when you specify the /savecred switch.

no bother, I'm one of those control freaks... lol

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