BCX Network Managements Tools
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Unlock Account
Change Password, Unlock
Unlock Account


If an account is locked it will display the Unlock Account Button


To enable this feature edit the settings.xml file in the BCXChangePassword application folder.
Scroll to the section with the line !—Add a button for unlock account if locked out--, and change values to the following
AllowUnlockAccount-true-/AllowUnlockAccount
CheckPromptUnlockOnPasswordReset-true-/CheckPromptUnlockOnPasswordReset


If an account is Locked Out due to a number of failed logon attempts,
a teacher can unlock the account for the student, by entering the student’s username and click “Unlock Account”.

To use this feature extra permissions must be delegated to allow teachers the ability to unlock user accounts.
On a Domain Controllers, or a computer with remote access tools installed,
open the Active Directory Users and Computers. Right Click the Students OU and select “Delegate Control…”


On the wizard press Next, Add the Reset group you created to use the BCX Change Password Utility (Or staff group if you decided to use it).


Press Next, then select “Create a custom task to delegate” press Next on the wizard.


Select “Only the following objects in the folder” and tick “User objects” and press Next


Remove the tick from “General” and tick “Property-specific”, then scroll down and tick “Read lockout” and “Write lockout Time”, then press Next on the wizard.


Confirm settings and press Finish


The unlock button will now be available for members of the Reset Student Passwords group.


/Contents/ChangePasswordTool/UnlockAccount
BCX Documentation - Last Updated 18/11/2019

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