JSI Tip 1666. How do I add new user accounts without the user being required to change password at next logon?

The new ADDUSERS.EXE from Supplement 4 has a command line switch that supports this functionality. Here is the new syntax:

addusers [\computername] {/c [/p:{l | c | e | d}] | /d | /e} filename [/s:x] [/?]Where: \computername   is the computer on which you want to create user accounts  or from which you want to write user accounts. if you   do not specify a computer name, addusers will use the  local computer by default. /c   creates user accounts, local groups, and global groups  as specified by filename. /p:   followed by l, c, e, or d, or any combination of   the four, sets the following account-creation   options (must be used in conjuction with /c): l  users do not have to change passwords at next logon. c  users cannot change passwords. e  passwords never expire (implies l option). d  accounts are disabled.   if you do not specify this option, all accounts will  be created with the usermgr.exe defaults. /d   dumps (writes) user accounts, local groups, and global  groups to filename. Mote that choosing to dump current  user accounts does not save the account's passwords   or any security information for the accounts. To back up  security information for accounts, a tape backup should  be used. Also, note that since password information is   not saved in a user account dump, using the same file   to create accounts will cause all passwords of newly   created accounts to be empty. All created users will   be required to change their password at logon by default,  unless you add password to the file. /e   deletes user accounts as specified by filename.  Caution Be careful when erasing user accounts, as it  is not possible to recreate the user account with the  same SID. This option, however, cannot erase built-in  default accounts. Also, be aware that when a local or  global group is included in the text file, the /e   switch does not just remove the user from the group,  but also eliminates the entire group. filename   is the comma-delimited input/output file that   addusers will use for data. /s:x   changes the character used for separating fields  in the file. The x should be replaced with the new  character to be used for separating fields.  For example, /s:~ would make the "~" (tilde) the   field-separation character. If this option is not specified,  the default separator, a comma (","), is used.