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The thread discusses how to change a user's Active Directory password via Office 365 (office.com). The original poster inquires about performing this task remotely without knowing the user's current login, and receives guidance that password resets can be handled via Outlook Web App (OWA) or Azure Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) if configured. The conversation clarifies that in a hybrid environment with Azure AD Connect, password write-back must be enabled to reset passwords from the cloud, allowing synchronization back to on-premises AD; otherwise, resets must be performed locally on-premises. The overall sentiment is informative, emphasizing the need for specific configurations to enable remote password management.
The thread discusses how to change a user's Active Directory password via Office 365 (office.com). The original poster inquires about performing this task remotely without knowing the user's current login, and receives guidance that password resets can be handled via Outlook Web App (OWA) or Azure Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) if configured. The conversation clarifies that in a hybrid environment with Azure AD Connect, password write-back must be enabled to reset passwords from the cloud, allowing synchronization back to on-premises AD; otherwise, resets must be performed locally on-premises. The overall sentiment is informative, emphasizing the need for specific configurations to enable remote password management.
Solution
If you enabled password write-back under Azure Active Directory > Password Reset > On-premises Integrations
Then you can reset them in Azure and they should sync back the hashes to your on-prem DC(s)
Then you can do password resets through
SSPR provided you set that up too.
Then you can reset them in Azure and they should sync back the hashes to your on-prem DC(s)
Then you can do password resets through
SSPR provided you set that up too.
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If you enabled password write-back under Azure Active Directory > Password Reset > On-premises Integrations
Then you can reset them in Azure and they should sync back the hashes to your on-prem DC(s)
Then you can do password resets through
SSPR provided you set that up too.
Then you can reset them in Azure and they should sync back the hashes to your on-prem DC(s)
Then you can do password resets through
SSPR provided you set that up too.
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