Blog

March 11, 2013
Category: microsoft, rds-2012
Tags: iis, microsoft-windows, password, rds, rdweb, windows

Adding the Password Reset feature to Remote Desktop Web Access 2012

For those who have problems with users expiring passwords, you can use the following guide to enable the password reset.

please see the following information provided by Microsoft's RDS Team Blog

Enabling Password reset for RDWeb

To configure Password Reset on RDweb you will need to open IIS on the RDWA Server.

You will need to modify the login.aspx file to enable this feature .

I recommend using Notepad++ for modifying this file as it shows the lines on the left hand side.

Ensure that a backup of all the files is completed before continuing any further with this.

Modifying the Login.aspx File

The following Path shows the location of the file login.aspx.

\>C:\\Windows\\Web\\RDWeb\\Pages\\en-US\\login.aspx

Add the following Hyperlink to line 538

Password">https://rds1.test.local/RDWeb/Pages/en-US/password.aspx">Password Reset Utility

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Once completed, Run the following Cmd:

IISReset

Enable Password Change:

open the IIS manager on the server(s) running your RD WebAccess. And browse to Sites;Default Web Site;RDWeb;Pages and then select Application Settings.

You then need to change the property PasswordChangeEnabled available to true.

Once completed, Run the following Cmd:

IISReset

You will now see the following when you open the login page of RDWeb