AD: Reset Account Password
Description
Use the step to reset password of an existing AD user.
Configurations
| Field name | Description |
|---|---|
| Step name | Specify a unique name for the step. |
| CONNECTION tab: | Connection fields |
| Server Name | Specify the Hostname or Server Name or Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address of machine where Active Directory is hosted. The field is mandatory. |
| Port | The port number for Active Directory should be provided. If port number is not provided, internally default port for Active Directory is used that is, 389. Port should be an integer. |
| Username | Provide User Logon Name (e.g. sbrown, scott.brown etc.) or User Principal Name (e.g. sbrown@autoedge.com) of an Active Directory account to authenticate. This field is mandatory. |
| Password | |
| Accept Values from fields | Leave checkbox unchecked to accept Password value from a field in the previous steps of the stream using a drop down list. Else enable checkbox for Password field to appear as Text box. |
| Password | Password is entered using a widget. The widget handles both Text Var (static value or environment variable) and Combo (drop down containing values from previous steps). This field is mandatory. If checkbox above is enabled Password field appears as Text Var and accepts static values or variables. Else if checkbox above is disabled Password field appears as a drop down to select fields from previous steps. |
| Button: Test Connection | Verifies whether the connection is available or not. For the purpose of verification fields coming from previous steps are not allowed. |
| INPUT tab: | Input fields |
| User logon name | Provide User logon name (e.g. sbrown, scott.brown etc.) or User Principal Name of an existing Active Directory user account (e.g. sbrown@autoedge.com) to reset password. You may also provide the Name (CN)/Distinguished Name/Canonical Name of an Active Directory user account to be deleted. The data type is String. User Logon Name is mandatory. Note: User Name(CN) in Active Directory should not contain a slash( / or \). |
| New Password | New password which we intend to set for the above User logon name. This field is mandatory. |
| OUTPUT tab: | Output field |
| Result | Output field to hold the result of the successful plugin execution. Default label value for this field is “Result”. Successful execution shows user password has been reset. |