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The tool was designed when Microsoft was in the process of developing PowerShell cmdlets to be used with most of the Windows Server roles and features, including Active Directory. Dsmod stands for Directory Service Modification. The Dsmod command line tool has been in use for quite some time. Resetting passwords using Dsmod command line PowerShell provides a better control and helps you set a unique password for each user from a CSV file. In case you need to set a unique password for multiple user accounts, you will be required to use the PowerShell approach. One problem with Active Directory Users and Computers MMC approach is that you can only select users in a single organizational unit and only a common password can be set for selected users.

Problem: In Active Directory Users and Computers MMC, you can select multiple user accounts and then set a common password for selected users. In case you want the user to change the password during the next logon, you must select “User Must Change Password at Next Logon” option.

You need to type and confirm the password.

In the right pane, right click on the user account and then click on the “Reset Password” action.

Find the user account whose password you want to reset.

Open Active Directory Users and Computers.

Log on to a computer using a domain user account who is a member of the Accounts Operators security group.

If you wish to reset the password of a user account from Active Directory Users and Computers MMC, follow the steps below: Resetting passwords using Active Directory Users and Computers MMC At a minimum, you must be a member of Account Operations security group in the Active Directory domain.

A normal user account cannot reset passwords of other user accounts. Permissions to reset Active Directory passwordsīefore you can perform the password reset operation, it is important to note that you must have sufficient permissions in Active Directory. In this article, we will explain various ways to reset user accounts passwords.

You can perform password reset operation for a single user account by using built-in and third-party tools, but in case you wish to reset the password for multiple user accounts, you will be required to use a scripting approach or use a tool that can help you select all users and then set the password. Third-party Active Directory management tools also offer Active Directory management tasks that include resetting user’s passwords. You can use Active Directory Users and Computers MMC, DSMOD command line tool, ADSI programming, and PowerShell cmdlets. There are many reasons why admins must reset Active Directory passwords for user accounts, and there are several ways to do this.