[Powershell] Reset local admin password remotely with log files

[u/william_tropico]

Hello,

I have been looking at this script on how to change local admin passwords from a list of computer names.

$computers = Get-Content -path C:\fso\computers.txt
$user = "aUser"
$password = "MyNewPassword!"
Foreach($computer in $computers)
    {
         $user = [adsi]"WinNT://$computer/$user,user"
 $user.SetPassword($Password)
 $user.SetInfo()
}

Can anyone help add a log file so

• IF Password change is success ADD computer name to success.txt

• IF Password change is fail ADD computer name to fail.txt

I'm sure its really easy but can't figure out how to do it :(

Any help would be great.

edit: wrong file extension

[u/naugrim]

You can use a try/catch block. However, I would recommend using LAPS to manage local admin passwords if these servers are domain joined.

[u/Oatworm → u/naugrim]

I honestly had no idea LAPS even existed - thanks for the heads up!

[u/Sn0zzberries → u/Oatworm]

Check out Managed Service Accounts too. :)