As part of regular security measures, system administrators who oversee local administrative accounts on several computers may need to alter the account password.

PsPasswd is a handy tool for system administrators that enables them to easily change the administrator account's password on both local and remote systems. This tool offers the convenience of creating batch files, which makes it possible to execute mass password changes on multiple computers simultaneously. With PsPasswd, administrators can save considerable time and effort that would otherwise be spent on individually changing passwords on each system.

PsPasswd utilizes the password reset APIs in Windows, ensuring that passwords are not transmitted over the network in plain text.

PsPasswd is a tool that enables users to modify the password of a local or domain account on a computer, whether it's located locally or remotely.

PsPasswd is part of PsTools.

Usage:

pspasswd [[\\computer[,computer[,..] | @file [-u user [-p psswd]]] Username [NewPassword]

Parameter:

computer : Perform the command on the remote computer or computers specified. If you omit the computer name, the command runs on the local system, and if you specify a wildcard (\\*), the command runs on all computers in the current domain.

@file: Run the command on each computer listed in the text file specified.

-u : Specifies the optional user name for login to the remote computer.

-p : Specifies optional password for user name. You will be prompted to enter a hidden password if you omit this.

Username : Specifies the account name for password change.

NewPassword : New password. If omitted, a NULL password is applied.

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