Delegate Password Reset Permission

1. Log on to Windows Server as a domain administrator and open Server Manager from the icon on the desktop Taskbar or from the Start screen.

1. Select Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) from the Tools menu.

1. In the left pane of ADUC, expand your domain, right-click the OU for which you want to delegate permissions and select Delegate Control from the menu.

1. Click Next on the welcome screen.

1. On the Users or Groups screen, click Add.

1. In the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog, type the name of the AD group you want to give permission to reset user account passwords and click OK.

1. On the Users or Groups screen, click Next.

1. On the Tasks to Delegate screen, check Reset user passwords and force password change at next logon and click Next.

1. Delegate Permission to Reset AD User Account Passwords

Click Finish.