can I use GPO's to set/reset local administrator password?

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windows 2000 server sp4 AD - clients all windows 2000 sp4 and xp sp2.

can I use GPO's to set/reset local administrator password for all my client
machines?

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thanks for the info!

"Drumgod" <Drumgod@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> You need to visit the Microsoft Script center :
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>
> You can use a START UP SCRIPT (applied by a group policy) to change/set
the
> local admin password. That is what I do here, and it works great!. I apply
> the script to the default domain policy to make sure every system gets the
> startup script to change the admin password.
>
> If you ever need to change the password again, it's as simple as modifying
> the script and waiting for all your workstations to reboot (or you can
force
> this if you are a network Nazi !)
>
> HTH
>
> Drum on .. .. . . .
> "djc" wrote:
>
> > windows 2000 server sp4 AD - clients all windows 2000 sp4 and xp sp2.
> >
> > can I use GPO's to set/reset local administrator password for all my
client
> > machines?
> >
> >
> >

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net user administrator <newpassword>


<Jack Kaupf> wrote in message
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> Is there any chance we can get a listing of that password script? I
> love this idea but I don't know how to write these yet (any good
> references you can recommend, too?)
>
> -Fran-