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Get the user/network info using the VbScript & WMI
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Change Admin Password of the local system.vbs.md

Get the user/network info using the VbScript & WMI

The follow is automation script to change the Administrator password of a windows system. One just have to save it as a file with .vbs extension and execute it

sNewPassword = "pass"

Set oWshNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
sComputer = oWshNet.ComputerName
sAdminName = GetAdministratorName

On Error Resume Next
Set oUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & sComputer & "/" & sAdminName & ",user")
oUser.SetPassword sNewPassword
oUser.SetInfo
On Error Goto 0
msgbox "done"

Function GetAdministratorName()

Dim sUserSID, oWshNetwork, oUserAccount

Set oWshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set oUserAccounts = GetObject( _
"winmgmts://" & oWshNetwork.ComputerName & "/root/cimv2") _
.ExecQuery("Select Name, SID from Win32_UserAccount" _
& " WHERE Domain = '" & oWshNetwork.ComputerName & "'")

On Error Resume Next
For Each oUserAccount In oUserAccounts
If Left(oUserAccount.SID, 9) = "S-1-5-21-" And _
Right(oUserAccount.SID, 4) = "-500" Then
GetAdministratorName = oUserAccount.Name
Exit For
End if
Next
End Function
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Get DNS Host Name.vbs
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objItem in colItems
Wscript.Echo "Computer Name: " & objItem.Name
Next
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Get Domain Name.vbs
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colSettings = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objComputer in colSettings
Wscript.Echo "System Name: " & objComputer.Name
Wscript.Echo "Domain: " & objComputer.Domain
Next
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Get Domain Role.vbs
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colComputers = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select DomainRole from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objComputer in colComputers
Select Case objComputer.DomainRole
Case 0
strComputerRole = "Standalone Workstation"
Case 1
strComputerRole = "Member Workstation"
Case 2
strComputerRole = "Standalone Server"
Case 3
strComputerRole = "Member Server"
Case 4
strComputerRole = "Backup Domain Controller"
Case 5
strComputerRole = "Primary Domain Controller"
End Select
Wscript.Echo strComputerRole
Next
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Get User Name.vbs
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colComputer = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objComputer in colComputer
Wscript.Echo "User Name = " & objComputer.UserName _
& VBNewLine & "Computer Name = " & objComputer.Name
WScript.Echo objComputer.UserName
Next
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Local Account info.vbs
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject( _
"winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Group Where LocalAccount = True")
For Each objItem in colItems
Wscript.Echo "Local Account: " & objItem.LocalAccount & VBNewLine _
& "Name: " & objItem.Name & VBNewLine _
& "SID: " & objItem.SID & VBNewLine _
& "SID Type: " & objItem.SIDType & VBNewLine _
& "Status: " & objItem.Status & VBNewLine
Next
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Rename a Computer.vbs
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colComputers = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objComputer in colComputers
errReturn = ObjComputer.Rename("NewName")
WScript.Echo "Computer name is now " & objComputer.Name
Next
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