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Date: | Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:34:04 -0500 |
From: | Alan Dobkin <Cygwin AT OmniComp DOT Org> |
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Subject: | RE: Take 2: Testers for new ssh-*-config scripts wanted! |
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I use Dave Roth's perl module for more complex user flag settings, but the hands down easiest way to do this is with the NET command: NET USER username /EXPIRES:NEVER This command is built-in on all Windows NT/2K/XP systems. For more details see NET HELP USER. Alan --On Monday, November 03, 2003 4:05 PM -0600 "DePriest, Jason R." <jrdepriest AT ftb DOT com> wrote: >> Does anybody know how I can set "Password never expires" >> from the command line? > > Corinna, > > User Accounts have a USER_FLAGS attribute that can be any combination of > a couple of values. One of these can be UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWORD. If it > is present, the password never expires. > > I typically manipulate it using Dave Roth's Win32::AdminMisc perl module > (UserGetMiscAttributes and UserSetMiscAttributes)... which is likely > beyond the scope of what you want this script to do. > > The CREATEUSERS.VBS script from the Windows 2000 Resource Kit > (Supplement 1) looks promising. I haven't used it, but the code seems > capable of specifying the UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWORD option. > I would attach the .vbs file (as a .txt file), but it is copyrighted by > Microsoft. If anyone knows if emailing it would be "bad" or not, let me > know. > > -Jason -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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