Active Directory

Unlock-ADAccount

CautionUnlock accounts

Unlock-ADAccount -Identity <user>

Unlocks an account. Repeated lockouts usually mean stale credentials cached somewhere — hunt the source.

Examples

  • Unlock-ADAccount -Identity taro.yamadaUnlock a user

Syntax

Unlock-ADAccount -Identity <sam>

Before you run it

Confirm it isn't an attack first.

Used when you see

Account keeps locking out
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Unlock the account
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