#A simple Powershell script to reset a target account's Active Directory password
#Written by Kyle Fossum on 9/22/2017

#Prompt user for the account name and desired password
$User = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter the username'

$Password = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter the password'

$PasswordCheck = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter it again'

#Check if entered passwords match, and if so, reset the password and unlock the account
if ($Password -eq $PasswordCheck)

{$SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -Force
Set-ADAccountPassword -Reset -NewPassword $SecurePassword -Identity $User
Unlock-ADAccount -Identity $User
Write-Host "Success! $User has been reset to $Password"}

Read-Host -Prompt "Press Enter to exit"