Posted On September 21, 2022

Changing User Password Using Command Lines or PowerShell

kimconnect 0 comments
blog.KimConnect.com >> Windows >> Changing User Password Using Command Lines or PowerShell
# Command-line method
net user usernamehere newpasswordhere

# Powershell Method 1 - via ActiveDirectory module
$username="USERNAMEHERE"
$newPassword="NEWPASSWORDHERE"
$encryptedPass= ConvertTo-SecureString $newPassword -AsPlainText -Force 
Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity $username -NewPassword $encryptedPass -Reset

# Powershell method 2 - via ASDI
$userid = [ADSI]"LDAP://CN=USERNAME,OU=Users,DC=DOMAIN,DC=Local"
$userid.psbase.invoke("SetPassword",'NEWPASSWORDHERE')
$userid.psbase.CommitChanges()

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Post

PowerShell: Windows Systems State Backup Daily

# Windows-Systems-State-Backup-V0.1.ps1## What this script does:# 1. Create a Windows Scheduled task on an Active…

How to Calculate Logging Storage

The Simple Formula: Storage in Gigabytes = Number of Events x (Average Bytes per Event…

How to generate a list of currently active users on the domain along with their PC names

There's a free tool that would enable an administrator view the current active accounts within…
Other project: DragonCoin.com