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Use ResetUserPassword with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use ResetUserPassword with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use ResetUserPassword.

CLI
AWS CLI

To reset a user password in a directory

The following reset-user-password example resets and enables the specified user in the specified directory.

aws ds reset-user-password \
    --directory-id d-1234567890 \
    --user-name 'john.doe' \
    --new-password 'password'

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Resetting and enabling an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password in the AWS Directory Service Administration Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example resets the password of Active Direcotry user named ADUser in AWS Managed microsoft AD or Simple AD Directory

Reset-DSUserPassword -UserName ADuser -DirectoryId d-123456ijkl -NewPassword $Password

  • For API details, see ResetUserPassword in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example resets the password of Active Direcotry user named ADUser in AWS Managed microsoft AD or Simple AD Directory

Reset-DSUserPassword -UserName ADuser -DirectoryId d-123456ijkl -NewPassword $Password

  • For API details, see ResetUserPassword in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).