Change windows user account password

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Srikanth

Hi All,



Can any one tell me how to change windows user account password
by programmatically using C#? I don't have administrator privileges and I
want to change my account password by programmatically.



I will be thankful if you can provide a sample program.



Thanks in Advance,

Srikanth
 
You can't call SetPassword if you are not an administrator! And that's what
OP said isn't it?

Willy.
 
Srikanth said:
Hi All,



Can any one tell me how to change windows user account password
by programmatically using C#? I don't have administrator privileges and I
want to change my account password by programmatically.



I will be thankful if you can provide a sample program.



Thanks in Advance,

Srikanth
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Use the System.DirectoryServices to change the password of a local user
account.

Something like this will do.

using System;
using System.DirectoryServices;
// correct the userPath!!!
string userPath = "WinNT://yourMachineName/someuser";
using (DirectoryEntry userEntry = new DirectoryEntry(userPath))
{
object[] password = new object[] {"newPwd", "oldPwd"};
object ret = userEntry.Invoke("ChangePassword", password );
userEntry.CommitChanges();
}

Willy.
 
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