Change Local Admin Password

[stev379]

We need to change the local Admin password on our network nodes. I can use the "Net User" command inside an AutoIT script, but because of an unique setup we have here and another system we use to push things, it would be better if we could convert the VBS version into AutoIT, pack it in an exe and send with our pushing system.

I've tried re-writting the code below in AutoIT and it fails. Anyone have this converted already or do you have any tips or suggestions?

Dim strComputer, CPU, objuser, wsh

strComputer = "."
Set CPU = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & ",Computer")
Set objuser = CPU.GetObject("User", "Administrator")

Set wsh = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
objUser.SetPassword "ENTER PASSWORD HERE"
objUser.SetInfo

The code below errors with "Variable must be of type "Object"."

I'm sure the $wsh line is wrong, but don't know the answer.

I'm not sure if anything else needs to be changed.

Dim $strComputer, $CPU, $objUser, $wsh, $Wscript

$strComputer = "."
$CPU = ObjGet("WinNT://" & $strComputer & ",Computer")
$objUser = $CPU.GetObject("User", "Administrator")

$wsh = $Wscript.CreatObject("Wscript.Shell")
$objUser.SetPassword "Password"
$objUser.SetInfo

Thanks for any help or suggestions!

[water]

I'm not sure what the line

Set wsh = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")

is needed for.

Could you remove the line and test again?

[GEOSoft]

He can't remove that line. I'm not sure if that can be removed or not. There doesn't appear to be any further references to it so perhaps it can. If not then the syntax will be as below.

$wsh = ObjCreate("Wscript.Shell")

Edited May 11, 2011 by GEOSoft

[stev379]

Thanks! To both of you.

I commented out the wsh line and the script below does work now. Locally run anyway. It's not changing the PW when I push it, but that's a different issue to be addressed by other means.

Thanks!!

Dim $strComputer, $CPU, $objUser, $Wscript, $adminLocal ;, $wsh

;Get the local administrator name in case it is not already set to the standard
$adminLocal = GetAdministratorName(@ComputerName)
$strComputer = "."
$CPU = ObjGet("WinNT://" & $strComputer & ",Computer")
$objUser = $CPU.GetObject("User", $adminLocal)

;$wsh = ObjCreate("Wscript.Shell")
$objUser.SetPassword ("ENTERPASSWORDHERE")
$objUser.SetInfo

;  Debugging
;MsgBox(0,'',$admin)

Func GetAdministratorName($ComputerName)
    Dim $UserSID, $oWshNetwork, $oUserAccount
    $objWMIService = objGet( "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//"  & $ComputerName & "/root/cimv2")
    $oUserAccounts = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select Name, SID from Win32_UserAccount WHERE Domain = '" & $ComputerName & "'")
    For $oUserAccount In $oUserAccounts
        If StringLeft($oUserAccount.SID, 9) = "S-1-5-21-" And _
            StringRight($oUserAccount.SID, 4) = "-500" Then
            Return $oUserAccount.Name
        Endif
    Next
EndFunc