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User → Reset Password
AI-generatedSummary
Reset Active Directory user password by specifying the user's distinguished name and new password, optionally forcing the user to change the password at next logon.
Inputs
- Distinguished Name (required) — Full distinguished name (DN) of the user whose password will be reset, e.g., CN=John Doe,OU=Users,DC=example,DC=local.
- New Password (required) — New password to assign to the user account.
- Force Change at Next Logon — Enable to require the user to change their password upon next login.
- Continue on Error — Whether to continue processing subsequent items even if this reset operation fails.
Output shape
a JSON object indicating success and details of the password reset operation for each item processed
The output JSON includes fields such as success status, operation name, user distinguished name, password reset confirmation, and flag indicating if a forced password change is required. Errors are returned per item if "Continue on Error" is enabled.
Examples
Example 1: Reset password of a specific user and force change at next logon
Set 'Distinguished Name' to the user DN, provide 'New Password', and enable 'Force Change at Next Logon'. On execution, the user's password is reset to the specified new password and the user must change it on next login.