C# Signature:

[DllImport("netapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall,
SetLastError=true )]
static extern uint NetUserChangePassword (
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string domainname,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string username,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string oldpassword,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string newpassword
);

[DllImport("netapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall,

SetLastError=true )]

static extern uint NetUserChangePassword (

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string domainname,

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string username,

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string oldpassword,

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string newpassword

);

VB Signature:

<DllImport("netapi32.dll", CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.StdCall, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
Public Shared Function NetUserChangePassword( _
     <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal Domain As String, _
     <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal User As String, _
     <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal OldPass As String, _
     <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal NewPass As String) As Integer
End Function

<DllImport("netapi32.dll", CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.StdCall, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _

Public Shared Function NetUserChangePassword( _

    <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal Domain As String, _
    <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal User As String, _
    <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal OldPass As String, _
    <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)> ByVal NewPass As String) As Integer

End Function

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

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Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

To change the password of the current user (or currently impersonated user), pass null for the first two args.

Sample Code:

VB.NET

139: Dim sPDCName, sUserName, sOldPW, sNewPW As String

140: intPassRetCode = NetUserChangePassword(sPDCName, sUserName, sOldPW, sNewPW)

141: If intPassRetCode <> 0 Then

142: 'throw error'

143: End If

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