Protect / Defend – Windows – Password Resets

 

1.     Change a domain user’s password via cli:

net user <username> /domain <password>

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2.     Change domain user or local user's password:

net user <username> <password>

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3.     Change local user password remotely with PSTools:

pspasswd.exe \\<ip address or name of remote machine> -u <admin user name> -p <admin password> <remote username> <new password>

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