Reset a user's password
Using Server Management
To complete this procedure, you must be logged on as a member of the Domain Admins security group.
- Open Server Management.
- In the console tree, click Users.
- In the details pane, select a user account, and then click Change Password.
- Type and confirm the new password.
- Select or clear the User must change password at next logon check box, and then click OK.
Notes
- To open Server Management, click Start, and then click Server Management.
- This procedure enables you to reset the password for an individual user account.
Using Server Management for Power Users
To complete this procedure, you must be logged on as a member of the Domain Power Users security group.
- Open Server Management for Power Users.
- Click Users.
- Select a user account, and then click Change Password.
- Type and confirm the new password.
- Select or clear the User must change password at next logon check box, and then click OK.
Notes
- To open Server Management for Power Users, click Start, and then click Server Management. If you are a member of the Domain Admins group and want to open Server Management for Power Users, click Start, click Run, and then type: %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer\Administration\mysbsconsole.msc
- This procedure enables you to reset the password for an individual user account.
- Power users cannot change Administrator passwords.