Normally when I need to change the local administrator password of many servers, I would create a script which would do that for me.
Today I had the idea, why not create a simple app for this. So I created the Local User Password Changer app.
How does it work:
The domain name is optional. If you don’t use it, it would use the same domain as the computer from where you run the app. Then you can type in some servers or load a list of servers from a text file. The default user is the administrator, but you can change it in any user you like. Type in the new password and hit the Change button. The Log output shows if the change was successful or it shows an error together with an detailed error message.
Under the hood it is using the Powershell ADSI adapter. More info can be found here. Because I am targeting local accounts (none AD), I am using the WinNT instead of LDAP, example: [adsi](“WinNT://COMPUTER/administrator, user”)
Security:
The user running this application needs to be member of the local administrators of the target machines (or member of the Domain Admins group)
Tested against:
Windows 7, 2008R2, 2012 and 2012R2
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