From: "Geo" 

the "net user" command should be able to do that from within a
batch file provided the file runs under an account with permission to
change the password.

Geo.

"Robert Comer"  wrote in
message news:426e9dc8{at}w3.nls.net...
> The hard part wont be getting it to run at startup, it will be in changing
> the password without any kind of user action.
>
> There's several ways to get things to run at startup...
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
>
> "David"  wrote in message
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> > Everything I find on the net says XP HOME doesn't run login scripts. For
> > reasons I'd rather not go into, I'd rather do this quietly. I have
someone
> > who is abusing some priveleges on my machine, and I'd rather avoid the
> > argument ahead of time by simply changing the password when they boot.
> >
> > I'm suspecting this may not be easy.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Geo"  wrote in message
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> >> That's it, net user. I remember using that once via a reverse shell
hack
> > in
> >> order to change a friends administrator password. Worked like a charm.
It
> >> would be simple to put the command into a .bat file and have it run as
a
> >> login script.
> >>
> >> Geo.
> >>
> >> "Hrvoje Mesing" 
wrote in message
> >> news:42693a80{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >
> >> > "Geo"  wrote in message
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> >> > > Any login script should be able to do it at login
not at boot. See
> >> > > the
> >> > > "Net
> >> > > Use" command (net use ?) as I think that's got
an option for
changing
> >> the
> >> > > password.
> >> >
> >> > ---
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > net user /?
> >> >
> >> > Still, You could bundle that in a *.cmd batch script and use
something
> >> like
> >> > srvany and instsrv to put it up in a service.
> >> > *hum* can't remember that those two will let You use batch in
services,
> >> > still, there are numerous services wrappers that can do
it out there.
> >> > That could be the way for You to automate the procedure.
> >> > Also, you could check gpedit.msc for Login Scripts.
> >> >
> >> > If You want to act {at} boot, You should create driver and
use some of
the
> >> > applications that can change SAM file directly :)
> >> > Think that wrapping *.exe in a, in example*.sys is not quite
possible,
> > but
> >> > You could programm such a behavior :)))
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ---
> >> > M.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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