net user username password problem

**Banjiji** · 28-07-2009

I am having problem while using net user command in order to change the password for a user. I have a user named "Myself" on my computer. When I try to change the password of this user from the administrator account, the command always asks me "More?". Can anyone elaborate me how to use net user command an what is the use of username and password field?

**Milton.J** · 28-07-2009

Syntax of the "net user" command:

Code:

net user [username [password | *] [options]] [/domain]
         username {password | *} /add [options] [/domain]
         username [/delete] [/domain]

Parameters:

username: Is the name of the user account you want to add, delete, modify, or view. The name of the user account can have as many as 20 characters.
password: Assigns or changes a password for the user's account. A password must satisfy the minimum length set with the /minpwlen option of the net accounts command. It can contain as many as 14 characters.
*: Produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at a password prompt.
/domain: Performs the operation on the primary domain controller (PDC) of the current domain. This parameter applies only to computers running Windows NT Workstation that are members of a Windows NT Server domain. By default, Windows NT Server-based computers perform operations on the PDC.
/add: Adds a user account to the user accounts database.
/delete: Removes a user account from the user accounts database.

**Spyrus** · 28-07-2009

The net user command is used to create and modify user accounts on computers. You an even try this using the User Accounts.

Go to Start and then Control Panel.
Click on the User Accounts link.
Click on user name.
Choose the Change my password link.

**Aleksandra** · 28-07-2009

To change a user's password at the command prompt we use "net user" command. Just login with administrator account and type:

Code:

net user Myself * /domain

The above code will prompt you to type a new password for the user. If you don't want the command to ask for the password and would like to directly provide it in a single command then use command as below:

Code: