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net accounts

net accounts manages user accounts database, modify password and logon requirements.

Commands (options)

/forcelogoff:{minutes | no}
/minpwlen:n Sets the minimum password length to n
/maxpwage:{days | unlimited} Sets the maximum of days for which the same password is allowed.
/minpwage:days The number of days a user cannot change a password after changing it. Setting this value to 1 prevents a user from bypassing the uniquepw policy.
/uniquepw:n Sets the number of (different) passwords a user must use until he is able to re-use a password.
/domain If specified, the operation is peformed on the domain controller.

Displaying current settings

Invoking net accounts without parameters shows the current settings:
C:\> net accounts
Force user logoff how long after time expires?:       Never
Minimum password age (days):                          0
Maximum password age (days):                          42
Minimum password length:                              0
Length of password history maintained:                None
Lockout threshold:                                    Never
Lockout duration (minutes):                           30
Lockout observation window (minutes):                 30
Computer role:                                        WORKSTATION
The command completed successfully.

See also

The command net user <username> shows (among other information) the date of the last modification of the user's password and when (if) it expires.

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