Change your own password Directory Services

Question

I am using .Net Directory services to allow my app to change the password of the logged in user, however I am getting Access Denied when I execute the SetPassword function, which does not make any sense, I can change my password when I <CTRL+ALT+DEL> or <CTRL+ALT+END> in remote desktop. Anyone with any advice?

I have ...
Dim adUser As UserPrincipal = UserPrincipal.Current
adUser.SetPassword(sPWd)

Answer 1

SetPassword is an admin reset, so you need admin permissions. You probably wanted ChangePassword() which changes the password. For security, like the change password utility, you need the old password.

Answer 2

Hi,

My understanding is that you need to be admin to use that function. It will not change the password but reset it.

And you need to meet the password complexity requirements.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Hi @Lee Taylor ,
If you want the user to change the login password by himself, please use ChangePassword() to allow the user to provide the old password and the new password to change the password.
SetPassword() requires the caller to have administrator rights.
You can check the specific usage through the link above.
Best Regards.
Jiachen Li

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