Automate Active Directory password reset and account unlock
Automation Tab
Automatic Reset & Unlock
The first option – Automatic Reset & Unlock – aids in the creation of password reset/account unlock scheduler, which will automatically reset the expired passwords and unlock the locked accounts of end users.
Steps to configure a password reset scheduler
- Log in to ADSelfService Plus and go to Configuration > Policy Configuration > Advanced.
- Click the Automation tab in the new window that opens up.
- Enable the Automatically resets domain user’s passwords when they expire checkbox.
- Set the Frequency for the scheduler. The available options are Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Hourly.
- Select the method in which the new password has to be generated using the options under the Reset Password to setting.
- Click OK to save the settings.
Note:
- The new password can either be a custom text of your choice or an automatically generated password based on the password policy.
- The new passwords will be sent via email/SMS to end users.
This setting, when configured, will save users the trouble of remembering their impending password reset dates.
Steps to configure an account unlock scheduler
- Log in to ADSelfService Plus and go to Configuration > Policy Configuration > Advanced.
- Click Automation tab in the new window that opens up.
- Enable the Automatically unlocks locked down accounts in your domain checkbox.
- Set the Frequency for the scheduler. The available options are Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Hourly.
- Click OK to save the settings.
Note: The users will be communicated about their accounts being unlocked via email/SMS.
DC Updater
The second option – DC Updater – is used when the user is confronted with a replication problem. The DC Updater, in the event of a replication delay, will automatically update the current password and account status of the user on all domain controller machines.
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