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password expiry Windows
hi when setting up a local admin account on a number of PCs I forgot to tick the passwords never expire. the PCs are not on a domin will the accounts expire?
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thanks for the quick answer Sean. Do you know if it's enabled by default?
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I do believe that Zac Harris is correct, Administrators don't expire by default, and I think user accounts are a default 42 days (though I have been known to be wrong on rare occasion =] ).
Cheers!
Sean
I do believe that Zac Harris is correct, Administrators don't expire by default, and I think user accounts are a default 42 days (though I have been known to be wrong on rare occasion =] ).
Cheers!
Sean
did you forget the password? you can recover it with the nt password reset tool : http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
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Unless you have a local group policy enabled for it, they should not expire.
Cheers!
Sean