wgpasswd

changes a user’s password for an entire Microsoft Windows workgroup

Synopsis

wgpasswd [user_name]

wgpasswd [-h]

Description

You must run this command on a host in a Windows workgroup. You must have administrative privileges to change another user’s password.

Prompts for old and new passwords, then changes the password on every host in the workgroup.

By default, modifies your own user account.

Options

user_name Specifies the account to modify. You must have administrative privileges to change another user’s password.

-hPrints command usage to stderr and exits.

Output

For each host in the workgroup, returns the status of the operation (SUCCESS or FAILED).

Files

Modifies the LSF password file.

Platform LSF Command Reference 311