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Active Directory with PowerShell

You're reading from   Active Directory with PowerShell Learn to configure and manage Active Directory using PowerShell in an efficient and smart way

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782175995
Length 230 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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YELLAPRAGADA U PADMAVATHI YELLAPRAGADA U PADMAVATHI
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Pamarthi Venkata Sitaram Pamarthi Venkata Sitaram
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Preface 1. Let's Get Started FREE CHAPTER 2. Managing User and Computer Objects 3. Working with Active Directory Groups and Memberships 4. Configuring Group Policies 5. Managing Domains, Organizational Units, Sites, and Subnets 6. Advanced AD Operations Using PowerShell 7. Managing DFS-N and DFS-R Using PowerShell 8. Managing Active Directory DNS Using PowerShell 9. Miscellaneous Scripts and Resources for Further Learning Index

Resetting the password for multiple user accounts


Often, Windows administrators get requests to reset the password for a bunch of users. You can do this via a GUI approach if you have the time and patience. Otherwise, use the following function, which is an efficient way to do this. This function prompts for the password that you want to set for the users. This password should match the password complexity policy of your domain. You can pass the list of users to the UserName parameter either as a Comma-Separated Value or by reading from a text file:

Function Reset-ADuserPassword {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [string[]]$UserName
)
$Password = Read-Host "Enter the password that you want to set for the users" -AsSecureString
foreach($User in $UserName) {
    try {
        Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity $User -Reset -NewPassword  $Password -EA Stop
        Write-Host "Password successfully changed for $user"
    } catch {
        Write-Warning "Failed to reset password for $user. $_"
    }...
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