Comments on: .NET Tip: Active Directory's pwdLastSet to DateTime in C# http://mhinze.com/archive/net-tip-active-directorys-pwdlastset-to-datetime-in-c/ this is an archive of the old blog, ended 6/16/08 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:07:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt http://mhinze.com/archive/net-tip-active-directorys-pwdlastset-to-datetime-in-c/#comment-1734 Matt Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:37:03 +0000 http://mhinze.com/net-tip-active-directorys-pwdlastset-to-datetime-in-c/#comment-1734 Tracey.. here is the 0 value I was talking about, with my code <code> DateTime PasswordLastSet = DateTime.FromFileTime(filetime); string pwdLastSet = filetime == 0 ? "Never" : PasswordLastSet.ToShortDateString(); </code> Tracey.. here is the 0 value I was talking about, with my code

DateTime PasswordLastSet = DateTime.FromFileTime(filetime);
string pwdLastSet = filetime == 0 ? "Never" : PasswordLastSet.ToShortDateString();

]]> By: Tracey West http://mhinze.com/archive/net-tip-active-directorys-pwdlastset-to-datetime-in-c/#comment-1711 Tracey West Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:22:44 +0000 http://mhinze.com/net-tip-active-directorys-pwdlastset-to-datetime-in-c/#comment-1711 I noticed several entries in our directory returned a pwdLastSet value of 12/31/1600 (which is strange since Microsoft states pwdLastSet is the number of 100 nanoseconds since the following date of 1/1/1601). Anyway, is it safe to assume a value of 12/31/1600 means the password has not yet been changed by the user? I didnt come accross any zero values. I noticed several entries in our directory returned a pwdLastSet value of 12/31/1600 (which is strange since Microsoft states pwdLastSet is the number of 100 nanoseconds since the following date of 1/1/1601). Anyway, is it safe to assume a value of 12/31/1600 means the password has not yet been changed by the user?

I didnt come accross any zero values.

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