[cfaussie] Re: deleting a local file from a user's computer using cf

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ouch... let me (try to) explain.   our environment is a novell network (NDS), users are running windowsME on their notebooks and email is via exchange using active directory (AD).   users were complaining that it was too hard to change their passwords for NDS and AD and it could not be done unless logged in to the network.   i created a com object that is executed via a CF change password template to change a users NDS and AD passwords simultaneously, and therefore synchronise their NDS and AD passwords. it works famously... but.... the trouble is that it does not (cannot) change their local Windows password (that is synchronised with NDS password at login to the network), so the next time they login to the network they need to enter their new password to authenticate to NDS, but then the windows login appears because the local windows password has not synchronised. the other problem was that outlook client uses the local windows username/password for authentication, so when a user had used my password changer via the web, then tried to open outlook client, they were prompted with a login box (that required their "old" password). very confusing.   what i proposed to do was delete the *.pwl file from the users c:\windows folder at the time they changed their NDS/AD password so that these problems could be avoided.   just asking.  please, no smart-arse replies necessary.   steve c -----Original Message----- From: Ayudh Nagara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 31 January 2003 11:26 AM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] Re: deleting a local file from a user's computer using cf (1) No it isn't possible (2) If it were possible no one would ever use your system, or CF for that matter.   Deleting a file on the user's hard drive can only be achieved by installing client software. An excellent one already exists on most PCs. It's called Windows Explorer.   Maybe you can explain why you need to do that. A less dangerous way probably exists to achieve your objective.   Regards: Ayudh   +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Turn on your Revenue Stream...                               | | Bolt on a Virtual Cash Register to your e-commerce site now. | | VeriPay from Xilo Online: http://www.xilo.com                | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CFAussie Mailing List Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 09:02 Subject: [cfaussie] deleting a local file from a user's computer using cf Morning All,   We are working in a controlled os/browser environment, and I was wondering if there is a simple way to delete a file from a user's C drive using CF?   Steve --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/