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Demystifying the Acctinfo.dll tool in the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit


Tim Fenner, site expert
08.13.2007
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Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools are a set of tools to help administrators streamline management tasks such as troubleshooting operating system issues, managing Active Directory, configuring networking and security features, and automating application deployment. This segment of my in-depth review of these tools will explore the one listed first alphabetically: AccountInfo.dll, a.k.a. Acctinfo.dll.

Acctinfo.dll is actually a DLL. If you don't consider DLLs to be tools, you're probably wondering why it's in the kit at all. The reason is that it adds to the functionality of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, a tool for managing your users, groups and computers.

Once you register the DLL, you'll get another tabbed option when looking at a user's account properties. On the tab, you'll find the following:

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for Acctinfo.dll

Installation of Acctinfo.dll

To install and register Acctinfo.dll, perform these three steps:

To uninstall Acctinfo.dll, type regsvr32 /u c:\windows\system32\acctinfo.dll.

General use

The primary purpose of the Additional Account Info tab is to display account information. But it also allows you to change a user's password and unlock an account. Normally, an administrator would have to tab around to get to this information, which is likely the most commonly used functionality in your Active Directory network for managing user accounts. For many systems administrators, the tab basically becomes a one-stop shop for most of their daily user account administration needs.

Issues with Acctinfo.dll

The readme.htm file included with Acctinfo.dll lists five issues to be considered.

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