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If you want to check the credentials you have for a local user account are correct, you can use this script (from: https://blog.idera.com/database-tools/test-local-user-account-credentials )
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Validate local user's credentials
$username = 'username'
$password = 'password'
$computer = $env:COMPUTERNAME
Add-Type -AssemblyName 'System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement'
$obj = [System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext]::new('machine',$computer)
$obj.ValidateCredentials("$computer\$username", $password)
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