Reset Password from Command Prompt in Server 2008

Feb 10

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For a developer or IT admin working in Windows Server 2008 environment, you may have noticed ctrl+alt+del does not work over remote connection and you can no longer change your password from control panel.

The best solution to this in my opinion, that will likely work far into the future, is the command line.

Also keep in mind you are a server admin and disable much functionality for your remote users, sometimes these permissions don’t always apply to command line variants and the latter can be used for privilege escalation in the event of a workstation or user profile compromise.

net user user_name * /domain

net user user_name  new_password

ex.
net user Bob 12bdir5$

References
Microsoft Support, “How to Change User Password at Command Prompt”,

About Ronnie Diaz

Ronnie Diaz is a software engineer and tech consultant. Ronnie started his career in front-end and back-end development for companies in ecommerce, service industries and remote education. This work transitioned from traditional desktop client-server applications through early cloud development. Software included human resource management and service technician workflows, online retail e-commerce and electronic ordering and fulfillment, IVR customer relational systems, and video streaming remote learning SCORM web applications. Hands on server experience and software performance optimization led to creation of a startup business focused on collocated data center services and continued experience with video streaming hardware and software. This led to a career in Amazon Prime Video where Ronnie is currently employed, building software and systems which stream live sports and events for millions of viewers around the world.

Posted on February 10, 2011, in Programming & Development, Security & Cryptography and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.

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