To generate a random password for Active directory you can use this function Function Get-RandomPassword(){ Param ( [int]$length=5 ) $alphabet=$NULL;For ($a=65;$a –le 90;$a++) {$alphabet+=,[char][byte]$a } $ascii=$NULL;For ($a=33;$a –le 126;$a++) {$ascii+=,[char][byte]$a } For ($l=1; $l -le $length; $l++){ $tempPassword += ($alphabet | Get-Random) $tempPassword += ($ascii | Get-Random) } return $tempPassword } Even though the… Read More
To reset an office 365 user’s password you need the Windows Azure Active Directory Module installed http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/jj151815.aspx Open the console and enter Connect-MsolService Press Enter, enter your admin Office 365 account username and password in the logon box Then issue this command Set-MsolUserPassword -UserPrincipalName cphillip@domain.com -NewPassword London1234 -ForceChangePassword $false
This command and script was created for ease of convenience, simplicity and speed during a recent job Set-ADAccountPassword <username> -Reset -NewPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText <password> -Force) And to prevent them from changing or changing at logon Set-AdUser -Identity <username> -CannotChangePassword:$true -ChangePasswordAtLogon:$false