Inquiry on password managment in a workgroup...

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If anyone can help with my problem, I would appreciate it
much. The computer network is setup using a workgroup. I
would like to implement a way where the administrator's
password on each local computer in the workgroup, is
changed with one unified administrator password every 30
days. We would like to be able to do this without having
to go to every local machine.

I have come across the tool CUSRMGR.EXE that is provided
through the Windows 2000 Resource Kit CD. I have used this
tool via a command prompt. I inserted the command line
cusrmgr.exe -u [username] -m \\ [computer name] -P [new
password]

By doing this I was able to change the administrator
password on a remote computer. But attempting to see if I
could do it a second time on the same computer did not
allow me to. I received Error RC: 0x052e. So I am trying
to find out why it won't allow me to do it more than once.
Also if you know of a better method or tool to provide
simultaneous password changes in a workgroup environment,
I am all ears.
 
John said:
If anyone can help with my problem, I would appreciate it
much. The computer network is setup using a workgroup. I
would like to implement a way where the administrator's
password on each local computer in the workgroup, is
changed with one unified administrator password every 30
days. We would like to be able to do this without having
to go to every local machine.

I have come across the tool CUSRMGR.EXE that is provided
through the Windows 2000 Resource Kit CD. I have used this
tool via a command prompt. I inserted the command line
cusrmgr.exe -u [username] -m \\ [computer name] -P [new
password]

By doing this I was able to change the administrator
password on a remote computer. But attempting to see if I
could do it a second time on the same computer did not
allow me to. I received Error RC: 0x052e. So I am trying
to find out why it won't allow me to do it more than once.
Also if you know of a better method or tool to provide
simultaneous password changes in a workgroup environment,
I am all ears.
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Error 52e is hex, the same number in decimal is 1326:

C:\>Net HelpMsg 1326

Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.


Are you logged on to the local computer with the same admin account name but
with the old password? If you don't specify credentials then your current
credentials are used. You either need to change the password locally then
log off and log on again with the new password, or before you call
CUSRMGR.EXE the 2nd time you need to open a connection with the new
password, like this:

net use \\computer\IPC$ /delete
net use \\computer\IPC$ /user:Administrator newpassword

or if you want to be prompted for the password:

net use \\computer\IPC$ /user:Administrator *
 
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