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This tutorial describes how to use XIA Automation to reset user account passwords in Active Directory.
Learn about the password reset feature.
Learn how to use XIA Automation to:
Create a new automation profile in the XIA Automation Administration Tools. Set the permissions as required, for example, to delegate this task to non-administrators.
Either allow the end user to enter the username manually by creating a standard String Variable, or allow the end user to select the username from a list of search results by creating a dynamic Active Directory Search Variable:
Use the Search settings to, for example, specify which Organizational Unit to list usernames from:
The user for which the password will be reset can then be selected by the end user from a drop down when the profile is executed via the form input in the XIA Automation Server web interface:
Create a new String Variable:
Configure the Input Mode to Password to mask the text entered by the end user:
Configure the Validation Type to Password to ensure the password meets the specified complexity. Alternatively, change the Validation Type to Custom to specify the validation required to meet your organization's password policy.
You may also wish to explain the constraints of the password validation in the variable description.
Create a new Active Directory Account Password Reset Task:
Configure the task settings as required. Assign the Password Variable to allow the end user to enter a password when they execute the automation profile. Alternatively, enter the hard coded password to be set for the user.
If your domain has multiple DCs, you can add an Active Directory Replication Task after your password reset task.
Press Save Configuration before executing the automation profile.
Execute the Automation Profile to reset an Active Directory user password, either manually via the form input in the XIA Automation Server web interface, or in bulk via CSV, or automatically via file import.
The password reset task is supported on the following domain versions:
For more information about the Active Directory account password reset task, view the administrator's guide.
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