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Name: bwelch88 (by bmwelch06)
Date: May 31, 2006 at 09:51:54 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 1.5 GHz Celeron M
Product: Dell Inspiron B120
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Our network administrator has some method of changing the local admin password of every workstation in the domain. I am just curious as to how this is accomplished. Is this done through 2003 AD and GPO somehow, or is he likely using the logon scripts to accomplish this? (DesktopAuthority)

--Benjamin Welch
Johnson County Board of Education Technical Assistant



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Name: Curt R
Date: May 31, 2006 at 10:53:48 Pacific
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hmmmm....I have to wonder why you are asking that in here? The sensible, and logical thing to do would be to ask him wouldn't it???


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Response Number 2
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: May 31, 2006 at 17:12:26 Pacific
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There is more than one way to skin a cat.

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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: June 1, 2006 at 11:26:07 Pacific
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I'm with Curt. If you wanna know, ask the Admin.

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Response Number 4
Name: wanderer
Date: June 1, 2006 at 11:38:58 Pacific
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or learn to web search since the answer is there also.

Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Suggest they internet search and they learn a skill for a lifetime.


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Response Number 5
Name: Dirty_Sanchez
Date: June 1, 2006 at 11:40:41 Pacific
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I guess we know who was doing something that warranted the admin changing the passwords...


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Response Number 6
Name: racoonracer
Date: June 2, 2006 at 22:37:16 Pacific
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peaked my curosity, here's the link from google lazy


http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=405719&rl=1


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Response Number 7
Name: AsUser
Date: June 3, 2006 at 11:49:11 Pacific
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you can do this using GPO, that what I do

Buddy


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Response Number 8
Name: bwelch88 (by bmwelch06)
Date: June 29, 2006 at 09:36:15 Pacific
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For one, I do not hav the ability to contact the network admin, he is not at our location and I don't even know who is responsible. The changes are made at the state level. I asked one of the local network techs, and he did not know.

Dirty_Sanchez, anyone with ANY networking experience at all knows that it is ALWAYS a good idea to change your passwords on a REGULAR BASIS.
FYI, I was not the one trying to get the local admin password, since I have been granted full admin privileges through AD group assignment, I do not need the local admin password. My network account will suffice. I was the one who reported the abuse of power to the local level authorities who, in turn, passed it along to the state. Dont be so ready to jump to conclusions and make a personal attack on someone's integrity.

--Benjamin Welch, Network +
Johnson County Board of Education Technical Assistant


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