Unlocking a user
In many organizations with account lock-out policies enabled, the number of passwords that can be mistyped is set to a high value (such as 50), and then the lock-out period is set to indefinitely. This way, a locked-out account hinders the productivity of colleagues since they can't sign in until the account is unlocked. Manual unlocks need to be performed to enable affected colleagues to sign in again.
Getting ready
To modify user objects, sign in to a domain controller or a member server and/or device with RSAT for Active Directory Domain Services installed.
Sign in with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group, the Account Operators group, or with an account that is delegated to manage user objects in the domain or scope of the OU where the user object resides.
How to do it...
This recipe shows two ways to unlock a user object:
- Using the Active Directory Administrative Center
- Using Windows PowerShell
