Help with VBscript

Hi there

Looking for a VB script to change local Administrator password to be
something specific to include part of mac address and model name etc.
I have found scripts to change it to something random or even a single
specific password but would like to change lots of computers at once with
this.

Thanks

"smoki" <> wrote in message
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> Hi there
>
> Looking for a VB script to change local Administrator password to be
> something specific to include part of mac address and model name etc.
> I have found scripts to change it to something random or even a single
> specific password but would like to change lots of computers at once with
> this.

"smoki" <> wrote in message
news:4C1BFFBA-434F-478B-BC54-...
> Hi there
>
> Looking for a VB script to change local Administrator password to be
> something specific to include part of mac address and model name etc.
> I have found scripts to change it to something random or even a single
> specific password but would like to change lots of computers at once with
> this.

The main problem with having all admin passwords the same is that if a
person knows one, he knows them all. If one system is compromized, having
different passwords reduces the work involved in securing the
infrastructure.

But making them different is only of value if they cannot be deduced from a
pattern. If you were to set one password to
00-11-22-33-44-55-HP-DL180-secretpass, most people would probably be able to
guess what the password is to the HP ML300 with MAC address
11-22-33-44-55-66.

I'd code the script to create random passwords and print them out. These
would be secured in a vault to be used only in emergencies. Normal admin
tasks should then be done by domain accounts added to the appropriate

/Al
administrators groups.