[windows2000] Re: forcing password changes

  • From: "Sullivan, Glenn" <GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:22:33 -0400

If they are in an OU, then the bind line will have to be changed to:

("LDAP://OU=OUName,dc=domain,dc=com";) 

If they are in the original standard "users" container, the original
line should work.

Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I  MCDBA
David Clark Company Inc. 
-----Original Message-----
From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Errol & Estelle
Sapir
Posted At: Sunday, August 29, 2004 6:54 PM
Posted To: Windows 2000
Conversation: [windows2000] Re: forcing password changes
Subject: [windows2000] Re: forcing password changes


Thanks Glen. Yes my users are in a single OU so this should work. Will
try it tomorrow and give feedback.

Errol

Sullivan, Glenn wrote:
> Here....
> 
> <----------Start Script---------->
> On Error Resume Next
> Set objOU = GetObject _
>     ("LDAP://cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=com";)
>  
> 
> ObjOU.Filter= Array("user")
> 
> For Each objUser in objOU
>       objUser.Put "PasswordExpired", CLng(1)
>       objUser.SetInfo
> Next
> 
> <----------End Script------------>
> 
> Assuming that your user accounts are in a singel OU in a domain called

> "domain.com"...
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I  MCDBA
> David Clark Company Inc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Errol & Estelle

> Sapir Posted At: Sunday, August 29, 2004 1:22 PM Posted To: Windows 
> 2000
> Conversation: [windows2000] Re: forcing password changes
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: forcing password changes
> 
> 
> Charles
> Thanks for the link but that is a general description of the security 
> issue. I am looking to solve a specific problem which I described in 
> the question below.
> 
> Errol
> 
> Charles R. Buchanan wrote:
> 
>>Didn't go through all the areas here, but maybe it will help.
>>
> 
> 
>>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/secmod49.mspx
>>
> 
> 
> 
>>On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 01:18:30 +0200, Errol & Estelle Sapir
> 
> <errol@xxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
> 
> 
>>E&ES> At the beginning of the school new term (September 1st) I want
> 
> all users
> 
> 
>>E&ES>   to be forced to change their passwords at the next login (and
> 
> then
> 
> 
>>E&ES> have permanent passwords of more than 4 letters). Is there any
> 
> 
>>way of E&ES> doing this globally on my domain which has AD? I hope I
> 
> 
>>don't have to do E&ES> this user by user as we have over 1000 pupils
> 
> and staff.
> 
>>E&ES>
>>E&ES> TIA
>>E&ES>
>>E&ES> Errol
>>
> 
> 
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>>If not himself, then he has naught
>>To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
>>
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