How to set Password hint in Autoit using cmd - (Moved)

[bigYobi]

i am trying to set a password hint for a user account using command prompt or powershell in Autoit. The only thing that i have tried, is to copy the registry key where password hint is written. The problem is that i need permission from the SAM Key.
here is what i wrote: Regwrite("HKLM\SAM\SAM\Domain\Account\Users\000003F5", "UserPasswordHint", "REG_SZ", "Admin")

i hope you will help me...

thanks 

[Jos]

Moved to the appropriate forum, as the Developer General Discussion forum very clearly states:

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[rudi]

Hi.

HKLM\SAM\SAM is a highly protected area in the registry.

Even with #requireadmin in your autoit script you will not be able to access this part of the registry without manipulating the rights before. As the restrictive rights settings are essential for security reasons it's really no good idea to do so (Basically: To mess up Windows' security concept!)

 

You can check this by running a CMD box with "Run as Administrator" and placing there this command:

reg query hklm\sam\sam\domains\account\users

 

You will need to operate as "SYSTEM" to get access without messing up the rights for this part of the registry

 

1. download the sysinternals tool PSEXEC.EXE
2. go to that admin CMD box as opened above
3. exec the command....

psexec -sid cmd

 

A new CMD box will open, that is running "AS-SYSTEM", type there ...

whoami

... to notice that.

In this CMD box running "AS-SYSTEM" the reg query command will work nicely. (Same is fact for writing to the registry)

 

Rudi.

[bigYobi]

Thanks Rudi for your response. it worked as you told.