How to change user passwords in bulk - without force to change

Question

Hello everyone,

 

I'm in the process of updating the passwords for multiple users, and I'd like to set specific passwords of my choice. Additionally, I want to ensure that these accounts won't prompt users to change their passwords upon their first login.

 

I'd greatly appreciate your assistance, as the scripts I previously used are no longer effective.

Answer 1

Hi @Aran Billen ,

if your csv looks like this (for example Sample7users.csv):

upn,pw
testpeter@test.net,ThisIsTheNewPassword12345?
testpaul@test.net,ThisIsTheNewPassword7890?

this PowerShell script should work (tested):

Import-Csv ".\Sample7users.csv" -Delimiter "," -Encoding UTF8 | ForEach-Object {
        $user = Get-AzureADUser -Filter "userPrincipalName eq '$($_.upn)'"
        $secureString = ConvertTo-SecureString ($_.pw) -AsPlainText -Force
        Set-AzureADUserPassword -ObjectId $user.ObjectID -Password $secureString -ForceChangePasswordNextLogin $false
    }

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(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards

Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hi @Aran Billen ,

maybe this PowerShell script helps to get started (not tested by myself!):

$upns = "testpaul@test.net", "testpeter@test.net"
$password = 'ThisIsTheNewPassword12345?'
ForEach-Object ($upn in $upns)
    {
        $user = Get-AzureADUser -Filter "userPrincipalName eq '$upn'"
        Set-AzureADUserPassword -ObjectId $userObjectId -Password $password -ForceChangePasswordNextLogin $false
    }

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(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards

Andreas Baumgarten