Case scenario:
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Generate strong passwords for existing
user accounts
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 Introduction
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| This case discusses the project of generating
strong passwords that meet Windows 2003's default
security policy for strong passwords, for existing
user accounts and how to configure User Management
Resource Administrator
to perform
all operations. |
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Requirements
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 User
Management Resource Administrator 6.0 or later |
| A
CSV formatted text file containing the username
or fullname of each existing user |
| The
example project - contact
Tools4ever to obtain this project |
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Environment |
| The environment involves a mid-size company
with 1 central domain (mycompany.com), 1 central
domain controller running Windows 2003 (DC01),
1 file server running Windows 2000 (FILESRV01)
and one database server running SQL Server
2000.
The
domain
currently
hosts
500
users. |
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Problem
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| MyCompany management has decided to implement
strong passwords for all users to comply with
new company security policies. These passwords
must meet the default Windows 2003 strong password
complexity policy. You want these passwords
to be generated randomly and exported to a
text file so you get a clear overview of all
users and their passwords. |
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Solution
Guide
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| Let's first discuss the logical steps needed
to perform the password generation, the Active
Directory update and the password export to
file. First, we need to look up the user account
in Active
Directory,
then generate the password, update the user
account in Active Directory and finally export
the user details and password into a clear-text
file. |
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User Management Resource Administrator |
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help?
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| CSV: The contents
of a CSV file are similar to: |
Lastname,Firstname,Location
Smith,John,Main
Office
Turner,Kathy,Main
Office
McBride, John,Other Office
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