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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

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