Command Line to Disable a User Account

Deathwish · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:13

Been googling this all afternoon with no luck, but does anyone know if its possible to use a command to disable a user account on a Windows pc? (Not a Domain)

Cheers

Bailey_sufc · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:17

what os u got ?

Deathwish · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:20

Windows 2000 Server.

Was hoping to be able to do it remotely, rather than locally, not sure if that's possible yet.

I might be onto something with the "NET" command set.

bledd · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:24

http://www.ss64.com/nt/net_useradmin.html
http://www.ss64.com/nt/netuseroptions.html

NET USER [username [password | *] /active:{no | yes}

so.. if a user is called bill, and password is gates, to disable..

net user bill gates /active:no

Deathwish · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:27

Cheers bledd, most useful. Do you know if that can be run remotely? e.g Can I run that at my workstation and target a server, for example?

Cheers

bledd · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:30

i'm not sure, you'd probably have to use psexec or something from pstools (google that!)

i've only used it in a domain situation before

m4cc45 · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:33

I know it's DSMOD on Windows 2003 - not sure on Win2K though.

For instructions (if DSMOD does work) it's just DSMOD /?

M.

Deathwish · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:38

Many thanks guys, prevented me from banging my head against the wall again tomorrow at work!

I think I can probably use either AT or SOON with the \\compname then just cmd /c "net user etc etc"