Question

AD dsmod password never expires script - loop

Asked by: JTWebmaster

I would like to have the following as loop for all users in a OU

Const ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD = &h10000
 
Set objUser = GetObject _
    ("LDAP://DC=xxx,DC=xxx, OU=xxx")
intUAC = objUser.Get("userAccountControl")
 
If ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD AND intUAC Then
    Wscript.Echo "Already enabled"
Else
    objUser.Put "userAccountControl", intUAC XOR _
        ADS_UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD
    objUser.SetInfo
    WScript.Echo "Password never expires is now enabled"
End If

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2008-06-02 at 08:56:31ID23450292
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Answers

 

by: henjoh09Posted on 2008-06-02 at 09:22:19ID: 21693345

To modify all users in an OU, just parse the output from dsquery

C:\>dsquery user OU=ou-path,DC=domain,DC=local|dsmod user -mustchpwd yes

 

by: gmwaldenPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:24:14ID: 21693367

Why not select the entire list, right click, Prop, Account, check Password never expires.  Do you really need a dsmod command

 

by: JTWebmasterPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:32:00ID: 21693437

I can right click on the entire list and check password never expires, but what about when new users are added and enforce that that password never expires is always checked?

 

by: gmwaldenPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:33:53ID: 21693453

Select that when the new use is created.  How are uses accouonts created?

 

by: JTWebmasterPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:35:34ID: 21693468

That's part of the problem, it is a sharepoint domain that owners of the site can create their own users and it is through the sharepoint interface and the option to check the password never expires is not an option

 

by: dooleydogPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:38:38ID: 21693489

create a "template" user that has these options selected.

A copy of the template user will do this.

Good Luck,

 

by: gmwaldenPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:43:38ID: 21693515

Why would you not want the password to expire anyway?  I guess the best way to do this, is through Group Policy.  Set it up so that all account created in that OU will have password never expires

 

by: henjoh09Posted on 2008-06-02 at 09:43:46ID: 21693516

Sorry for my typo due to I misread the question
It shall be:

C:\>dsquery user OU=ou-path,DC=domain,DC=local|dsmod user -pwdneverexpires yes

 

by: JTWebmasterPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:45:59ID: 21693530

the reason i dont want them to expire is because the sharepoint users never get a prompt or email saying that their password will expire in X days.  Then when it does expire than cannot login to the sharepoint site.

 

by: gmwaldenPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:52:09ID: 21693560

Look into setting this up in Group Policy.  Should not be that tough.  You should not have to run a script to do this all the time.

 

by: gmwaldenPosted on 2008-06-02 at 09:55:06ID: 21693575

See this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/stepbystep/gpfeat.mspx#ELE

Might take you a little while to set it up, but once you got its great.

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