# Resetting and enabling an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password
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Use the following procedure to reset an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password to enable their account with user and group management or AWS Directory Service Data in either the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, AWS Tools for PowerShell.

**Before you begin either procedure, you need to complete the following:**
+ [Creating your AWS Managed Microsoft AD](ms_ad_getting_started.md#ms_ad_getting_started_create_directory).
+ To use user and group management or AWS Directory Service Data CLI, it must be enabled. For more information, see [Enable user and group management or Directory Service Data](ms_ad_users_groups_mgmt_enable_disable.md).
+  You can only enable this feature from the Primary AWS Region for your directory. For more information, see [Primary vs additional Regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/multi-region-global-primary-additional.html).
+ You'll need the necessary IAM permissions to use AWS Directory Service Data. For more information, see [Directory Service API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](UsingWithDS_IAM_ResourcePermissions.md). To get started granting permissions to your users and workloads, you can use AWS managed policies like [AWS managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess) or [AWS managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess). For more information, see [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-use-aws-defined-policies).
+ [Creating an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user](ms_ad_create_user.md).

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#### [ AWS Management Console ]

 You can reset an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password to enable their account in the AWS Management Console. You can perform this task from either the **Directories** screen or **Directory details** screen.

**Directories**

1. Open the Directory Service console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your AWS Region. 

1.  Choose **Actions**, and then choose **Reset user password and enable account**. 

   1.  Under **User logon name**, enter the user logon name for the user whose password you want to reset. 

   1.  Under **New password**, enter the user's new password. 

   1.  Under **Confirm password**, enter user's new password again. 

1.  After you confirm the user's new password, choose **Reset password and enable account**. 

**Directory details**

1. Open the Directory Service console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your AWS Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Users**. The tab shows a list of users in your directory. 

1.  Select the user whose password you want to reset. 

1.  Choose **Actions**, and then choose **Reset user password and enable account**. 

   1.  Under **New password**, enter the user's new password. 

   1.  Under **Confirm password**, enter user's new password again. 

1.  After you confirm the user's new password, choose **Reset password and enable account**. 

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

 You can reset an AWS Managed Microsoft AD use's password to enable their account with the AWS Directory Service Data CLI.

**Note**  
The reset user's password command uses `aws ds`.

**To reset an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password with the AWS CLI**
+  To reset a user's password, open the AWS CLI, and run the following command, replacing the Directory ID, username, and password with your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID, username, and desired credentials: 

```
aws ds reset-user-password --directory-id d-1234567890 --user-name "jane.doe" --new-password "your-password"
```

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#### [ AWS Tools for PowerShell ]

 You can reset an AWS Managed Microsoft AD use's password to enable their account with AWS Tools for PowerShell.

**To reset an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user's password with AWS Tools for PowerShell**
+  To reset a user's password, open the PowerShell, and run the following command, replacing the Directory ID, username, and password with your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Directory ID, username, and desired credentials: 

```
Reset-DSUserPassword -DirectoryId d-1234567890 -UserName "jane.doe" -NewPassword "your-password"
```

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