[windows2000] Re: Changing local accounts remotely (Was: Locked accounts)

  • From: S Hoyle <slymax454@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 06:21:15 -0700 (PDT)

Sorin,
How about a GPO?  Computer Config -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> 
Local Policies -> Security Options -> Rename administrator account.
 
Then, try this url for changing all passwords:  http://tinyurl.com/bkp5
 
-Sly

Sorin Srbu <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 28 May 2003 15:26:22 -0400, Costanzo, Ray wrote:

>Scheduled tasks running with old logon credentials is one thing.
>Someone else playing around and trying to log in with someone else's
>username would be something else.


Is there an easy way to change the local admin account (rename
account and change pwd) on all workstations at one go in a domain?



BW,

Sorin

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