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Changing Password - in AD, when you're changing one of your other accounts, not the logged in account

 

Use Powershell 

Step 1 - Put your existing password in a Secure String 

$oldPassword = Read-Host "Your old Password" -AsSecureString 

Step 2 - Start the password change

set-AdAccountPassword -Identity paul-admin -OldPassword  $oldPassword

Step 3 - Enter your new password

You'll be prompted for your new password...

Please enter the desired password for 'CN=xxxx,OU=Admin Users,OU=Users,OU=Privileged,DC=CAIS,DC=com,DC=edu,DC=au'

Password: **************************

Repeat Password: **************************

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