INFO: Undocumented "Net Accounts" Switches

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To display the utility's documented parameters, type net accounts /? at the command prompt. The documented parameters are:

   NET ACCOUNTS [/FORCELOGOFF:{minutes | NO}] [/MINPWLEN:length]

                [/MAXPWAGE:{days | UNLIMITED}] [/MINPWAGE:days]
                [/UNIQUEPW:number] [/DOMAIN]
				

To synchronize a domain user account database, at the command prompt type:

However, the following parameters are not documented:

This parameter allows you to configure the number of failed logon attempts before the account is locked. The range is 1 to 999.

This parameter specifies the number of minutes accounts remain locked before automatically becoming unlocked. The range is 1 to 99999.

This parameter lets you configure the maximum number of minutes between two consecutive failed logon attempts before an account is locked. The range is 1 to 99999.

NOTE: Failed logon attempts on workstations or member servers that are secured using either Lock Workstation, or a screensaver using password protection, do not increment the account lockout setting entered via the NET ACCOUNTS command.