Unlocking local account

[exodius]

Anyone know of a way with AutoIt to unlock a local admin account (assuming that you yourself have admin privleges) without doing it the manual way (through the control panel)?

[Richard Robertson]

I doubt any program has access to that. I cannot see why Microsoft would allow that. It could be very dangerous.

[Jos]

Anyone know of a way with AutoIt to unlock a local admin account (assuming that you yourself have admin privleges) without doing it the manual way (through the control panel)?

$oMyError = ObjEvent("AutoIt.Error", "ComError")
; Get Admin UserID
$objWMIService = objGet( "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//"  & @ComputerName & "/root/cimv2")
$oUserAccounts = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select Name, SID from Win32_UserAccount WHERE Domain = '" & @ComputerName & "'")
For $oUserAccount In $oUserAccounts
    If StringLeft($oUserAccount.SID, 9) = "S-1-5-21-" And _
        StringRight($oUserAccount.SID, 4) = "-500" Then
        ExitLoop
    Endif
Next
; Check disabled
ConsoleWrite('Administrator account:' & $oUserAccount.Name & @lf )
Local $objNetwork = ObjCreate("Wscript.Network")
$objUser = ObjGet("WinNT://" & @ComputerName & "/" & $oUserAccount.Name & ",user")
If $objUser.AccountDisabled Then 
    $objUser.AccountDisabled=0
    $objUser.SetInfo
    ConsoleWrite("Admin account enabled" & @lf)
EndIf
;
Func ComError()
    If IsObj($oMyError) Then
        $HexNumber = Hex($oMyError.number, 8)
        SetError($HexNumber)
        ConSoleWrite("Com Error:" & $HexNumber)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,Line:" & $oMyError.scriptline)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,LastDllErrc:" & $oMyError.lastdllerror)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,Desc:" & $oMyError.description)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,WinDesc:" & $oMyError.windescription)
        ConSoleWrite(@CRLF)
    Else
        SetError(1)
    EndIf
    Return 0
EndFunc   ;==>ComError

[Jos]

I doubt any program has access to that. I cannot see why Microsoft would allow that. It could be very dangerous.

Don't understand why that would be... When you have admin rights to the BOX then you should be able to do anything .... Edited October 20, 2006 by JdeB

[exodius]

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$oMyError = ObjEvent("AutoIt.Error", "ComError")
; Get Admin UserID
$objWMIService = objGet( "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//"  & @ComputerName & "/root/cimv2")
$oUserAccounts = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select Name, SID from Win32_UserAccount WHERE Domain = '" & @ComputerName & "'")
For $oUserAccount In $oUserAccounts
    If StringLeft($oUserAccount.SID, 9) = "S-1-5-21-" And _
        StringRight($oUserAccount.SID, 4) = "-500" Then
        ExitLoop
    Endif
Next
; Check disabled
ConsoleWrite('Administrator account:' & $oUserAccount.Name & @lf )
Local $objNetwork = ObjCreate("Wscript.Network")
$objUser = ObjGet("WinNT://" & @ComputerName & "/" & $oUserAccount.Name & ",user")
If $objUser.AccountDisabled Then 
    $objUser.AccountDisabled=0
    $objUser.SetInfo
    ConsoleWrite("Admin account enabled" & @lf)
EndIf
; Check if locked 
If $objUser.IsAccountLocked Then 
    $objUser.IsAccountLocked=0
    $objUser.SetInfo
    ConsoleWrite("Admin account unlocked" & @lf)
EndIf
;
Func ComError()
    If IsObj($oMyError) Then
        $HexNumber = Hex($oMyError.number, 8)
        SetError($HexNumber)
        ConSoleWrite("Com Error:" & $HexNumber)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,Line:" & $oMyError.scriptline)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,LastDllErrc:" & $oMyError.lastdllerror)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,Desc:" & $oMyError.description)
        ConSoleWrite("  ,WinDesc:" & $oMyError.windescription)
        ConSoleWrite(@CRLF)
    Else
        SetError(1)
    EndIf
    Return 0
EndFunc   ;==>ComError

Thanks for the reply JdeB, that works if the account is disabled, how about if the account is enabled but is simply locked out from trying it too many times? Edited October 20, 2006 by JdeB

[Jos]

Thanks for the reply JdeB, that works if the account is disabled, how about if the account is enabled but is simply locked out from trying it too many times?

Untested but should be close:

If $objUser.IsAccountLocked Then 
    $objUser.IsAccountLocked=0
    $objUser.SetInfo
    ConsoleWrite("Admin account unlocked" & @lf)
EndIf

Edited October 20, 2006 by JdeB

[exodius]

Untested but should be close:

If $objUser.IsAccountLocked Then 
    $objUser.IsAccountLocked=0
    $objUser.SetInfo
    ConsoleWrite("Admin account unlocked" & @lf)
EndIf

That's so awesome JdeB, I tried changing your first post to something similar but I guess I didn't have it right. Thanks!

[Jos]

That's so awesome JdeB, I tried changing your first post to something similar but I guess I didn't have it right. Thanks!

YW.. updated the first post with the addition...

Edited October 20, 2006 by JdeB