UserPrincipal.ChangePassword is too slow

Question

Hi,

We are using the UserPrincipal.ChangePassword() method in our windows desktop application to change windows user password, but it is taking too long time (around 30 secs sometimes).

Is there any alternative for this?

One more Question:

Can an application use UserPrincipal.SetPassword without admin rights and no impersonate user.

please help me why the changepassword it too slow.

Answer 1

Hi Sreelatha,

Welcome to the MSDN Forum.

I am trying to involve some other one in this thread.

Wait it patient, please.

Best regards,

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Answer 2

Hi Sreelatha,

We have reviewed the questions further here.   For the first question, it is possible that it will take time to do the operation given it is going to make a network call across to a domain controller for the operation to complete.   Troubleshooting the delays is outside of what we can offer on the forum post but we could assist via a support case in doing network captures to provide feedback why the network call is taking time:

    https://gettechsupport.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?pesid=14694

The underlying API call shows that this can be involved:

     http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa746344(v=vs.85).aspx

For the second question, the SetPassword() operation does require higher permissions.   An option is to possibly update the manifest to dictate what is needed by the application for installation:

      http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756929.aspx

Otherwise, the SetPassword method will throw an exception as defined:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.directoryservices.accountmanagement.authenticableprincipal.setpassword.aspx

Thanks,

Nathan