Alternative Usage of Net Commands in Windows XP

“Accessories&#Optional Sub-options<;Command Prompt", or "Run" Options in the "Start” Menu (shortcut key is Win+) Enter "ldld;exe" in R) to enter MS-DOS mode. The following features are based on this mode.

Create a normal new user

Enter the following command at the MS-DOS prompt: <;net user john 123 /add”, enter. You can create a new user named “John” with a password of “123”. The Add parameter indicates a new user.

It is worth noting that the username can have up to 20 characters and the password can have up to 127 characters.

Establishing a user with limited login time

Use the following methods to control the computer's usage time. For example, you need to create a John user account with the password "“123", login privileges from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday to Friday and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on weekends.

1. For the 12-hour system, type the following command: <;net user john 123 /add /times:monday-friday,8AM-10PM;saturday-sunday,7PM-9PM”, enter OK.

2. For the 24-hour system, type the following command: <;net user john 123 /add /times:MF,8:00-22:00; Sa-Su,19:00-21:00”, Enter to confirm.

It is worth noting that the increase in Time is limited to 1 hour. For the Day value, the full name or abbreviation (ie, M, T, W, Th, F, Sa, Su) can be used. A 12 hour or 24 hour time representation can be used. For the 12 hour representation, please use AM, PM or A.M., P.M. The All value means that the user can always log in; a null value (blank) means that the user can never log in. Separate the date and time with a comma and separate the date and time units with a semicolon (for example, M, 4AM-5PM; T, 1PM-3PM). Do not use spaces when specifying time.

In addition, the Passwordchg:{yesno} parameter can be used to specify whether the user can change their own password. The default setting is Yes.

Limiting user usage time

The Net User command can also use the parameter Expires:{{mm/dd/yyyy dd/mm/yyyy mmm,dd,yyyy} never} to make the user account based on The specified Date expires to qualify the user. The expiration date can be in the format [mm/dd/yyyy], [dd/mm/yyyy] or [mmm, dd, yyyy]. It depends on the country code. The user account expires at the beginning of the specified date. For month values, a number, full or three-letter abbreviation (ie, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec) can be used. For year values, you can use two or four digits; separate each part of the date with a comma and a slash; do not use spaces.

For example: To limit the user account John to expire on November 5, 2004, type the following command: <;net user john /expires:Nov/5/2004”, press Enter to confirm.

Viewing User Information, Modifying Existing User Passwords, and Deleting Users

If used without parameters, Net User will display a list of users on the computer, such as typing the following command: &ldquo ;net user”, press Enter to display all users of the system.

If you type: "net user john”, a carriage return will display the information of the user John.

If you type the command: <quo;net user john 123456 /add”, press Enter to force the password of the user John (John is an existing user) to be changed to 123456.

If you type the command: <quo;net user john /delete”, press Enter to delete the user John.

There are so many usages about the Net User command. In fact, there are many skills like this. You need to constantly explore and communicate with each other.