RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread joe
t/win/ad3e.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc A. Mapplebeck Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:30 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Why not just create a custom MMC in author mode that

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread joe
r Marshall Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:46 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Net user command only works if you have full admin rights. I've google'd till 2am this morning, haven't found any free script that doesn't use

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread joe
To find a user adfind -sc u:X -dn Where X is the user's SAM name or cn. joe -- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oliver Marshall Sent: Tuesday, A

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread deji
ou now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Oliver Marshall Sent: Wed 4/12/2006 2:13 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Thanks, but I have absolutely no idea how to app

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread Marc A. Mapplebeck
in a diff OU). I'll keep hunting. Thanks for the help anyway. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ulf B. Simon-Weidner Sent: 12 April 2006 07:01 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Hi Oliver, F

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread Oliver Marshall
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Hmmm interesting. It certainly does what it says on the tin. Don't suppose you know how to create an 8 character alphanumeric random string of characters do you ? Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread neil.ruston
ehalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 April 2006 09:00 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Delegate the ability to reset password to your helpdesk lady. Then grab http://www.rlmueller.net/Programs/ResetPassword.txt Clean that up, put it behind a

Re: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread Matheesha Weerasinghe
How about using lockoutstatus.exe? its no script tool but is sure easy to use. M@ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread Oliver Marshall
April 2006 09:00 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Delegate the ability to reset password to your helpdesk lady. Then grab http://www.rlmueller.net/Programs/ResetPassword.txt Clean that up, put it behind an asp page that requires authentication.

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread deji
o: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Net user command only works if you have full admin rights. I've google'd till 2am this morning, haven't found any free script that doesn't use the DN. Cant use ADUC as I'm afraid that, if they se

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-12 Thread Oliver Marshall
essage- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ulf B. Simon-Weidner Sent: 12 April 2006 07:01 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password Hi Oliver, First of all the receptionist needs to be delegated the rights to reset u

RE: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-11 Thread Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
Hi Oliver, First of all the receptionist needs to be delegated the rights to reset users passwords, as well as being made aware of the consequences (local credential cache of the users f.e.). To reset the password you can use commands like "net user username password /domain" or you can use AD-To

Re: [ActiveDir] Changing a users password

2006-04-11 Thread Al Mulnick
Besides questioning the logic of allowing somebody else to have the permissions to do what you're talking about, there are several ways to do this.   DS* tools come to mind, as does joeware.net (there's always something there if you look).   If you intend to script it, you'll want to use sAMAccou