Re: Preventing Changes Of User Passwords

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 11/27/05


Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:20:42 -0600

Yes the setting stays until you change it. You can use the command net user
username to see info about the user account and the command net accounts to
see and manage local password policy. --- Steve

"Jonathan" <Jonathan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AEC5A724-20EB-4AEA-84B9-FCEC01D8E705@microsoft.com...
> Thanks much! That did the trick. Does that setting hold, or is it per boot
> session?
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> Use the following command at the command prompt net user username
>> /passwordchg:no substituting the user's name for username. I know it woks
>> on
>> XP Pro and should on XP Home. --- Steve
>>
>>
>> "Jonathan" <Jonathan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6876F1A2-C544-4AD0-A782-EBF42883EB51@microsoft.com...
>> >I have XP Home and I'd like to set up my users to prevent them from
>> >changing
>> > their passwords. Is this possible?
>>
>>
>>



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