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Random Password Function Powershell
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 length is 5, it will actually produce a 10 character password because it will use UPPERCASE letters x 5 and ASCII characters x 5
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Resetting Office 365 Password using Powershell
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 $false
Mark is an Independent Microsoft Teams Consultant with over 15 years experience in Microsoft Technology. Mark is the founder of Commsverse, a dedicated Microsoft Teams conference and former MVP. You can follow him on twitter @UnifiedVale
Resetting User’s Password in Active Directory Using Powershell
This command and script was created for ease of convenience, simplicity and speed during a recent job
Set-ADAccountPassword <username> -Reset -NewPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText <password> -Force)
And to prevent them from changing or changing at logon
Set-AdUser -Identity <username> -CannotChangePassword:$true -ChangePasswordAtLogon:$false
Mark is an Independent Microsoft Teams Consultant with over 15 years experience in Microsoft Technology. Mark is the founder of Commsverse, a dedicated Microsoft Teams conference and former MVP. You can follow him on twitter @UnifiedVale