[wpkg-users] WPKP User Management

[Nils Thiele]

Hey there....
it took a bit longer than planned but i finally have a working version 
for everyone to test.
I have been able to add support for english cmd output.
It now works with german system (Win7/8.1) and should also work with 
everything else that outputs in english.

I havent tried any other foreign languages or special symbols. Please 
report back if you have any problems.
This should also work on windows 10, but i havnt tried it yet.

You can find a compiled version including source and readme here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcbffihmy3axyr2/wpkg_users_0.8.zip?dl=0

For profile folder deletion the tool relies on DelProf2:
https://helgeklein.com/free-tools/delprof2-user-profile-deletion-tool/
(The delprof2.exe needs to be place next to wpkgs_users tool)

Please be careful and read the help file carefully before trying 
anything on a real system.
I advise to use this in a virtual machine or test system first!

Im looking forward to any feedback, bug reports and suggestions!

Best Regards,
Nils T.

Am 06.10.2015 um 10:36 schrieb Nils Thiele:
> Hey,
> i was searching for a program to easily manage remote local user 
> accounts (Win7, Win8) for system that are not connected to a domain or 
> something similar.
> I found nothing i could combine with wpkg so i came up with my own 
> solution.
>
> The program is written in python, a compiled version (exe) is quite 
> big (8MB) but i didnt notice any problems running this on my system at 
> boot and you could always install it on local hdd first before 
> executing it.
>
> The program reads a supplied xml file and compares the users in the 
> xml to the local users on the system. it will delete accounts that are 
> not in the server list and create accounts that are in the list but 
> not on the system. (The forcefull removement of accounts is not 
> activated by default)
>
> On first run or if the supplied xml path isnt valid it will create the 
> xml itself and add all local accounts to the list.
>
> You can also deactivate or activate users, set expire dates, change 
> passwords or force the user to change it iself on first logon and log 
> logon dates for the users if you wish to do so.
>
> Managing local groups for accounts and resetting (deleting profile 
> folder only) should be implemented over the week.
>
> Even tho the program is quite big in compiled form its very fast (well 
> it only parses a xml and executes cmd command and capture their 
> output).  I noticed no problem excuting this on every boot (using 
> wpkg-gp and execute=Always) even starting it directly from the wpkg 
> share.
>
> Now i was wondering if anyone else is intrested in a tool like this.
> I wrote and tested this on german win7/8.1 systems and the software 
> relies on the cmd output of the "net" command. On a german system this 
> output is german so it wont work without modifications on a system 
> that outputs in a different language.
> But if there is demand i will atleast add support for english output 
> and maybe implement support for language files.
>
> Greetings,
> Nils
>

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