How to Reset a user password in Windows 2003 Domain Controller

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If you want to reset user password in your windows server 2003 domain controller follow one of the following procedure

Using the Windows interface

• Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.

• From Active Directory Users and Computers/domain node/Users - click Users Or, click the folder that contains the user account.

• In the details pane, right-click the user whose password you want to reset, and then click Reset Password.Type and confirm the password.

• If you want to require the user to change this password at the next logon process, select the User must change password at next logon check box.

Using a command line

Open Command Prompt from click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt

Type the following command

dsmod userUserDN-pwdNewPassword

If you want to require the user to change this password at the next logon process, Type:

dsmod userUserDN-mustchpwd {yes|no}

Options

UserDN - Specifies the distinguished name of the user for which the password will be reset.

NewPassword - Specifies the password that will replace the current user password.