View the current password & logon restrictions for the computer (plus machine role: Server/ Workstation).
NET ACCOUNTS
View the current password & logon restrictions for the domain.
NET ACCOUNTS /DOMAIN
Set the number of minutes a user has before being forced to log off when the account expires or valid logon hours expire
NET ACCOUNTS /FORCELOGOFF:minutes /DOMAIN
Prevent forced logoff when user accounts expire
NET ACCOUNTS /FORCELOGOFF:NO /DOMAIN
Set the minimum number of characters for a password.
NET ACCOUNTS /MINPWLEN:C /DOMAIN
The range is 0-14 characters; the default is 6 characters.
Set the maximum number of days that a password is valid.
NET ACCOUNTS /MAXPWAGE:dd /DOMAIN
The range is 1-49710; the default is 90 days.
Set passwords to never expire.
NET ACCOUNTS /MAXPWAGE:UNLIMITED /DOMAIN
Set a minimum number of days that must pass before a user can change a password (default = 0)
NET ACCOUNTS /MINPWAGE:dd /DOMAIN
Require that new passwords be different from 'x' number of previous passwords
NET ACCOUNTS /UNIQUEPW:x /DOMAIN
The range for 'x' is 1-24
Synchoronise the user accounts database (PDC and BDC)
NET ACCOUNTS /SYNC /DOMAIN
View user account details
NET USER [/DOMAIN]
Add a user account.
NET USER username {password | *} /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user charvo Pasword1
Modify a user account.
NET USER [username [password | *] [options]] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user charvo Password@123
Delete a username
NET USER username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user charvo /delete
Generate a random password:
NET USER administrator /random
Add a group
NET GROUP groupname /ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname /ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup CBAdmins /add
Edit a group
NET GROUP [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup CBAdmins /comment:"Charvo Benjamin Group"
Delete a group
NET GROUP groupname /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup CBAdmins /Delete
Add a user to a group
NET GROUP groupname username [...] /ADD [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname username [...] /ADD [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup Administrators charvo /add
Delete a user from a group
NET GROUP groupname username [...] /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname username [...] /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup Administrators charvo /Delete
LOCALGROUP will create/modify a group that is local to the computer rather than an Active Directory domain-wide group.
Examples
Create a group
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP spud /add
Add to guests
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP guests spud /add
Then remove
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP guests spud /delete
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP spud /delete
NET ACCOUNTS
View the current password & logon restrictions for the domain.
NET ACCOUNTS /DOMAIN
Set the number of minutes a user has before being forced to log off when the account expires or valid logon hours expire
NET ACCOUNTS /FORCELOGOFF:minutes /DOMAIN
Prevent forced logoff when user accounts expire
NET ACCOUNTS /FORCELOGOFF:NO /DOMAIN
Set the minimum number of characters for a password.
NET ACCOUNTS /MINPWLEN:C /DOMAIN
The range is 0-14 characters; the default is 6 characters.
Set the maximum number of days that a password is valid.
NET ACCOUNTS /MAXPWAGE:dd /DOMAIN
The range is 1-49710; the default is 90 days.
Set passwords to never expire.
NET ACCOUNTS /MAXPWAGE:UNLIMITED /DOMAIN
Set a minimum number of days that must pass before a user can change a password (default = 0)
NET ACCOUNTS /MINPWAGE:dd /DOMAIN
Require that new passwords be different from 'x' number of previous passwords
NET ACCOUNTS /UNIQUEPW:x /DOMAIN
The range for 'x' is 1-24
Synchoronise the user accounts database (PDC and BDC)
NET ACCOUNTS /SYNC /DOMAIN
View user account details
NET USER [/DOMAIN]
Add a user account.
NET USER username {password | *} /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user charvo Pasword1
Modify a user account.
NET USER [username [password | *] [options]] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user charvo Password@123
Delete a username
NET USER username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user charvo /delete
Generate a random password:
NET USER administrator /random
Add a group
NET GROUP groupname /ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname /ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup CBAdmins /add
Edit a group
NET GROUP [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup CBAdmins /comment:"Charvo Benjamin Group"
Delete a group
NET GROUP groupname /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup CBAdmins /Delete
Add a user to a group
NET GROUP groupname username [...] /ADD [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname username [...] /ADD [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup Administrators charvo /add
Delete a user from a group
NET GROUP groupname username [...] /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
NET LOCALGROUP groupname username [...] /DELETE [/DOMAIN]
Eg.
Net user localgroup Administrators charvo /Delete
LOCALGROUP will create/modify a group that is local to the computer rather than an Active Directory domain-wide group.
Examples
Create a group
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP spud /add
Add to guests
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP guests spud /add
Then remove
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP guests spud /delete
C:\> NET LOCALGROUP spud /delete
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