Enabling Local Administrator Account
Just added a new office (~100 pcs) to my work domain and will be changing the local admin pw on these new PCs (end users know it) and have come to find out that along the way - several local admin accounts were disabled...their IT staff told me about that yesterday - :(
All the PCs are Win XP Pro.
I already have a sms installer script for changing the local admin pw - just need to figure out how to enable the local admin account if it is disabled on the boxes
I plan to deploy this using our SMS system so looking for insight on how to add this to my script.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Thx.
All the PCs are Win XP Pro.
I already have a sms installer script for changing the local admin pw - just need to figure out how to enable the local admin account if it is disabled on the boxes
I plan to deploy this using our SMS system so looking for insight on how to add this to my script.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Thx.
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Posted by:
joedown
14 years ago
Have a look at the net command. To change a password for a local account would be: net user username password
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
ADSI or WMI would suit your purpose. Many, many examples of both around.Start at http://www.computerperformance.co.uk.
Posted by:
lks dcvn
14 years ago
Thanks for the response - however...
Just need to know how I can enable the local administrator account on these...
Just need to know how I can enable the local administrator account on these...
Posted by:
lks dcvn
14 years ago
changing the OU policy to handle it instead - a LOT easier...
Thanks everybody! Have a good one.
Thanks everybody! Have a good one.
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