User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Enhanced Reference
Command and Utility Summary
If you don’t supply a computername or a /domain:name, LAN Manager
Enhanced assumes you are changing the password for your account in the
workstation domain.
On LAN Manager servers, accounts may be set up so that the password
expires after a certain length of time, and there may be a limit on how often
a given password may be reused. When a password expiration date is
approaching or has passed, the LAN Manager server sends a warning
message during logon. If a new password is specified that is disallowed
because it has been used too recently, a message appears requesting that a
different password be used.
Keeping Passwords Confidential
Keep your password confidential by typing an asterisk (*) instead of your
password. You are then prompted for your password, which does not appear
as you type it at the prompt. When you are changing your password,
LAN Manager Enhanced asks for the new password twice to ensure that it is
correct.
If you forget your password, see your administrator for a new one. You can
then use net password to change the new password to one that you want.
If, after several tries to log on, LAN Manager has not received the correct
password, you may be locked out of the account. This protects your account
from anyone who may try to guess your password. Your network
administrator can remove the lock by re-enabling your account.
Examples
• To change your password on the \\PRODUCT server from petunia to daffodil
(your username is robertch), type:
net password \\product robertch petunia daffodil
To make the same change, but have LAN Manager Enhanced prompt you for a
new password that won’t appear when you type it, type:
net password \\product robertch petunia *
• To change your password in your workstation domain from carnation to orchid,
type:
net password robertch carnation orchid