Change Active Directory password with NetCmdlets

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Here's how you can change your active directory (or other ldap server) password with the set-ldap cmdlet in /n software NetCmdlets. Also, recently I also showed how to this using the IP*Works! SSL LdapS dev component.

PS C:\> set-ldap -server myserver -binddn Domain\Administrator -password admin -dn "cn=BillyBob,ou=Employees,dc=DOMAIN" -newpassword mynewpassword -ssl implicit

Update: the -password parameter is now a secure string.  There is also a -credential parameter.  So the cmd to change the password is now either:

1. PS C:\> set-ldap -server testboy -cred $mycred -dn "CN=Lance Robinson,CN=Users,DC=JUNGLE" -newpassword  lancer -ssl implicit
   
   or:
   
2. PS C:\tools> set-ldap -server testboy -binddn JUNGLE\Administrator -password $password -dn "CN=Lance Robinson,CN=Users,DC=JUNGLE" -newpassword lancer -ssl implicit
   
   where $password is a secure-string, ie: $password = read-host -assecurestring

Technorati : NetCmdlets, UnicodePwd, active directory, ad, cmdlet, ldap, powershell, userpassword