/// <summary> /// Expires the specified user or computer's password, forcing it to be required to be reset. /// </summary> /// <param name="name">The unique identifier of the user or computer.</param> /// <returns>True if the password was expired successfully, false otherwise.</returns> public static Boolean ExpirePassword(string name) { Boolean result = false; try { Principal p = Principal.FindByIdentity(GetPrincipalContext(), name); if ((p != null) && (p is UserPrincipal)) { UserPrincipal u = p as UserPrincipal; u.ExpirePasswordNow(); u.Save(); result = true; } else if ((p != null) && (p is ComputerPrincipal)) { ComputerPrincipal c = p as ComputerPrincipal; c.ExpirePasswordNow(); c.Save(); result = true; } } catch { result = false; } return(result); }