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PsPasswd is a tool used by network administrators to change an account password on the local or remote system. Which of the following are the command syntaxes used by the PsPasswd tool? Each correct…

The correct answer is B. -u C. username D. NewPassword. PsPasswd uses -u to specify remote authentication credentials, a target account username, and a new password; the -t flag is not part of the PsPasswd syntax.

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PsPasswd is a tool used by network administrators to change an account password on the local or remote system. Which of the following are the command syntaxes used by the PsPasswd tool? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options

  • A-t
  • B-u
  • Cusername
  • DNewPassword

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(39 responses)
  • A
    10% (4)
  • B
    90% (35)

Why each option

PsPasswd uses -u to specify remote authentication credentials, a target account username, and a new password; the -t flag is not part of the PsPasswd syntax.

A-t

The -t flag is not a recognized parameter in PsPasswd's command syntax; it is used by other Sysinternals tools such as PsKill to specify a timeout and has no function in PsPasswd.

B-uCorrect

The -u switch specifies the username used to authenticate against the remote system when changing passwords on a remote computer.

CusernameCorrect

The account username argument identifies which local or domain account's password will be changed on the target system.

DNewPasswordCorrect

The NewPassword argument sets the replacement password for the specified account; omitting it causes PsPasswd to prompt for a password interactively.

Concept tested: PsPasswd Sysinternals tool command-line syntax

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pspasswd

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#PsPasswd#password management#remote administration#tool syntax

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