Reset Password operation


The Reset Password operation resets a password for the domain controller.

The following table describes the elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Reset Password operation:

 Elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Reset Password operation

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Reset Password operation:

Adapter request for the Reset Password operation

<active-directory-request>
  <target>
    <host>vm-w23-rds19</host>
    <user-name>administrator</user-name>
    <password>bmcAdm1n</password>
  </target>
  <commands>
    <command>
      <active-directory-command>Reset Password</active-directory-command>
      <object-class>Computer</object-class>
      <parameters>
        <server>vm-w23-rds19.</server>
        <domain>vm-w23-rds19.local</domain>
        <domain-user-name>administrator</domain-user-name>
        <domain-password>bmcAdm1n</domain-password>
      </parameters>
    </command>
  </commands>
</active-directory-request>


The following figure shows a sample adapter response for the Reset Password operation:

Sample adapter response for the Reset Password operation

<active-directory-response>
 <metadata>
   <status>success</status>
 </metadata>
 <target-output host="vm-w23-rds19">
   <metadata>
     <os-id>Windows 2003</os-id>
     <os-version>5.2 Build 3790 Service Pack 2</os-version>
     <status>success</status>
   </metadata>
   <commands-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
         <command>netdom resetpwd /s:vm-w23-rds19.
/ud:vm-w23-rds19.local\administrator /pd:bmcAdm1n</command>
         <line-count>7</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>781</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c netdom resetpwd
/s:vm-w23-rds19. /ud:vm-w23-rds19.local\administrator /pd:bmcAdm1n</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 20088</line>
         <line index="5">The machine account password for the local machine
  has been successfully reset.</line>
         <line index="6">The command completed successfully.</line>
         <line index="7">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
   </commands-output>
 </target-output>
</active-directory-response>

 

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