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Query for a known Admin password

Does anyone know if there is a way to query machines against a known password? For example lets say I have 10 machines that should all have an admin pass of "password". I'm wondering if there is way to query the machines (preferably WMI) and ask is "password" your password and have the machines return a true or false.

Possible?

I would like to use this to try and create an SCCM collection based on machines that do NOT have the correct password, so that I can update them.

Thanks,
Mike

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merowinger

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RobSampson

You could also just go ahead and set the password for a specific account, whether it was already correct or not...that wouldn't make any difference.

Rob.

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@merowinger: That's interesting idea. I will have to look into that.

@Rob: That's pretty much what happens now. I was just looking for a way to have a visual representation of which machines had the correct password and which didn't.

I figured there was really no way to query the password, however there people here way smarter than me so figured I would throw it out there. :)

Thanks for the responses.

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Thanks guys. Sorry for the regrade, but I thought it fair to give this one to tighec.

@rob: Appreciate the tip. I will definitely add that in.

Thanks again!