XIA Automation Feature

Active Directory Password Reset

Use our user provisioning software XIA Automation to perform an Active Directory password reset.

Delegate the Active Directory password reset task to non-administrators to free up your time.

1. Configure the Username Selection

Allow the username to be entered manually or use an Active Directory Search Variable:

Use the variable settings to, for example, specify which Organizational Unit to list users from:

Screenshot of directory settings in a password reset task

The user for which the password will be changed can then be selected from a drop down:

Create a new Active Directory Password Reset task by selecting Reset a Password under Active Directory.

Configure task settings such as entering the password to be set for the account or choosing to allow the user to enter a password.

Specify if the task should unlock any existing Active Directory accounts.

Screenshot of task settings in a password reset task

End users access XIA Automation through their web browser where they can select a user account and enter a new password.

Screenshot of an Active Directory password reset task in the XIA Automation web interface

For more information about the Active Directory password reset task, please view the administrator's guide.

The password reset task is supported in Active Directory domains running the following versions of Windows:

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