Granting Change Password Permissions to the Everyone Group (242795)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
This article was previously published under Q242795 SUMMARY
When you grant the Change Password right to the Everyone group, all users and computer accounts, including domain controllers and anonymous users, are able to change passwords for computer and user accounts. To maintain security, users can only change the password if they know the current password.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/25/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbenv kbinfo KB242795 |
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