# Reset Password

### Description

Resets the password for a user in Microsoft Entra ID and optionally enables the account first. The user can be forced to change the password at the next sign-in. This runbook is useful for helpdesk scenarios where a technician needs to reset a user's password and ensure that the user updates it upon next login.

### Location

User → Security → Reset Password

**Full Runbook name**

rjgit-user\_security\_reset-password

### Permissions

#### RBAC roles

* User administrator

### Parameters

#### UserName

User principal name of the target user.

| Property      | Value  |
| ------------- | ------ |
| Required      | true   |
| Default Value |        |
| Type          | String |

#### EnableUserIfNeeded

If set to true, enables the user account before resetting the password.

| Property      | Value   |
| ------------- | ------- |
| Required      | false   |
| Default Value | True    |
| Type          | Boolean |

#### ForceChangePasswordNextSignIn

If set to true, forces the user to change the password at the next sign-in.

| Property      | Value   |
| ------------- | ------- |
| Required      | false   |
| Default Value | True    |
| Type          | Boolean |

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