When's my domain password due to change?

windows, windows server

The output from the 'net user' command

If I'm due to take annual leave (as I did last week) I like to check that my password isn't going to expire whilst I'm out of the office and change it a couple of days before I go on leave, just long enough for the new password to start sticking in my memory.

The easiest way I've found (though I'm sure there's probably a bit of UI that tells you this info, somewhere) is to use the net user command. Open up a command prompt and run the following:

net user YOUR_USERNAME_HERE /domain

This should then generate a whole load of output with the bit you're interested in being about a third of the way down (the red/bold emphasis is from me, not from the output by default):

Password last set            08/10/2018 20:35:46
Password expires             19/11/2018 20:35:46
Password changeable          09/10/2018 20:35:46

You can then use your password changing option of choice to update your password in advance of it expiring.

About Rob

I've been interested in computing since the day my Dad purchased his first business PC (an Amstrad PC 1640 for anyone interested) which introduced me to MS-DOS batch programming and BASIC.

My skillset has matured somewhat since then, which you'll probably see from the posts here. You can read a bit more about me on the about page of the site, or check out some of the other posts on my areas of interest.

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