Is it possible to...

[paladin256]

create a script that I could apply to users logging in that would removed stored network passwords. Is this possible?

Thanks

 

[mrmovie]

what is a stored network password?

 

[paladin256]

Typically they are used to access mapped drives and shared folders. They can be accessed at Start>Settings>Control Panel>User Accounts>Change Account>{Select User}>Manage My Network Passwords. The problem is if your on a Domain with password policy enabled requiring the user to change their password every x number of days (usually 60) you will get errors logged on the dc because of the stored passwords that are no longer valid. I am trying to find a way to automate the clearing of these passwords and was hoping it might be able to be done through vbscript.

Thank You

 

[mrmovie]

can you find a command line tool to do it?

there is some funny namspace invokeverb stuff which i have seen used to do stuff in control panel (the below arent very good examples, i cant find the one i was looking for, the code isnt mine)

Sub Eject(CDROM)
Dim ssfDrives
ssfDrives = 17
CreateObject("Shell.Application")_
.Namespace(ssfDrives).ParseName(CDROM).InvokeVerb("E&ject")
End Sub


Const NETWORK_CONNECTIONS = &H31&

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(NETWORK_CONNECTIONS)

Set colItems = objFolder.Items
For Each objItem in colItems
If objItem.Name = "Local Area Connection 2" Then
objItem.Name = "Home Office Connection"
End If
Next

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objFolder = objShell.NameSpace("c:\temp")
Set objFile = objFolder.ParseName("test.txt")
objFile.InvokeVerb("Print")