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Michael11
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:25 pm Post subject:
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Does anyone have or know of a script to change all user passwords to a
default (1234) ? We need to "reset" 400 student accounts to a default
password so they can change them again. The accounts are already created and
in OU's. We are running 2003 standard server with W2K workstations.
Thanks |
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Torgeir Bakken (MVP)
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:28 pm Post subject:
Re: Change all user passwords |
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Michael11 wrote:
| Quote: | Does anyone have or know of a script to change all user passwords to a
default (1234) ? We need to "reset" 400 student accounts to a default
password so they can change them again. The accounts are already created and
in OU's. We are running 2003 standard server with W2K workstations.
Thanks
Hi |
See the Set/Reset password scripts here for a starting point:
http://www.rlmueller.net/freecode4.htm
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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx |
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Ray Costanzo [MVP]
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:43 pm Post subject:
Re: Change all user passwords |
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You could enter this at the command prompt:
for /f "tokens=1-3 skip=3" %a in ('net user') do net user %a 1234& net user
%b 1234& net user %c 1234
Ray at work
"Michael11" <Michael11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Does anyone have or know of a script to change all user passwords to a
default (1234) ? We need to "reset" 400 student accounts to a default
password so they can change them again. The accounts are already created
and
in OU's. We are running 2003 standard server with W2K workstations.
Thanks |
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Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:58 am Post subject:
Re: Change all user passwords |
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"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
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| Quote: | You could enter this at the command prompt:
for /f "tokens=1-3 skip=3" %a in ('net user') do net user %a 1234& net
user
%b 1234& net user %c 1234
Ray at work
"Michael11" <Michael11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Does anyone have or know of a script to change all user passwords to a
default (1234) ? We need to "reset" 400 student accounts to a default
password so they can change them again. The accounts are already created
and
in OU's. We are running 2003 standard server with W2K workstations.
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Just as a word of caution, if just two of the 400 students compare notes,
they will quickly be able to figure out how to logon to the other 398
accounts, or at least the ones that have not yet been logged into.
I would recommend a script that, for each user, does the following:
- generates a random password (i.e. a random number between 1000 and
9999 might be sufficient).
- displays the username/password combo in a text file to be printed, or
prints out directly onto label paper.
You then distribute these to the students on a personal, one-on-one basis.
Could be via the post, by interoffice mail, or they come in and sign for the
password.
Good security is only seen as too expensive once it is too late.
/Al |
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Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:26 am Post subject:
Re: Change all user passwords |
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"Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]" <alan-no-drub-spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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<snip>
| Quote: | Good security is only seen as too expensive once it is too late.
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Obviously this was meant to read:
"Good security is only seen as too expensive BEFORE it is too late."
/Al |
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Ray Costanzo [MVP]
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject:
Re: Change all user passwords |
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Good point. Having everyone's password the same probably wouldn't be ideal.
One could use the built-in random password generation.
for /f "tokens=1-3 skip=3" %a in ('net user') do net user %a /random& net
user %b /random& net user %c /random
Granted, that will just display the users' passwords on the screen. You
could put it in a batch like
for /f "tokens=1-3 skip=3" %%a in ('net user') do call :setPass %%a& call
:setPass %%b& call :setPass %%c
goto :eof
:setPass
set u=%1
net user %u% /random>%u%.txt
Ray at work
"Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]" <alan-no-drub-spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: |
Just as a word of caution, if just two of the 400 students compare notes,
they will quickly be able to figure out how to logon to the other 398
accounts, or at least the ones that have not yet been logged into.
I would recommend a script that, for each user, does the following:
- generates a random password (i.e. a random number between 1000 and
9999 might be sufficient).
- displays the username/password combo in a text file to be printed,
or
prints out directly onto label paper.
You then distribute these to the students on a personal, one-on-one basis.
Could be via the post, by interoffice mail, or they come in and sign for
the
password.
Good security is only seen as too expensive once it is too late.
/Al
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