Set Up Notification Reminder of Password Expiration

Set Up Notification Reminder of Password Expiration

 

Overview of Password Expiration settings

To set up e-mail notification that a user’s password has or will expire, follow these steps:

 

Step Action Result
1. Make sure the PasswordChangeNotification.ps1 file is installed in a folder on the SharePoint server.
2. Open the ps1 file in Notepad or a ps1 editor of your choice.
3. Under the # Subject Setting:

For the $subject variable, enter the subject you want your outgoing emails to have.

4. Save and close the file.
5. Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
6. Double click Task Scheduler in the list. hw23_TaskScheduler0_new_2013.jpg
7. In the Task Scheduler window, select Create Task in the pane on the right. hw23_TaskScheduler1_new_2013.jpg
8. Type a name for the task and tick the Run with highest privileges box. hw23_TaskScheduler3_new_2013.jpg
9. Click the Actions tab, then click New. hw23_TaskScheduler4_new_2013.jpg
10. From the PasswordChangeNotification.ps1 file, copy and paste either example (line 12 or 14) and fill in with your own information:

Template:

PasswordChangeNotification.ps1 -smtpServer mail.domain.com -expireInDays 21 -from “IT Support <[email protected]>” -Logging -LogPath “c:\logFiles” -testing -testRecipient [email protected]

11. Select the Triggers tab and then click New. hw23_TaskScheduler7_new_2013.jpg
12. Click, for example, the Daily radio button if you want to run the task daily, and give the date and time in the Start field, specifying when you first want the task to run. Click OK. hw23_TaskScheduler7_1_new_2013.jpg
13. The task’s frequency details are displayed. Click OK again. hw23_TaskScheduler8_new_2013.jpg
14. The task appears in the Active Tasks list. hw23_TaskScheduler9_new_2013.jpg
15. Double click the task in the list to get to the Task Scheduler Library where you can see the task in the list. Wait until the task runs at the time it is configured to run. hw23_TaskScheduler10_new_2013.jpg
16. On completion of the task, you can see the result in the pop-up Command Prompt window.

 

Release Notes for Password Expiration

Release Notes for Password Expiration

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Microsoft ended mainstream support for SharePoint 2007 in October 2012. See Microsoft’s Lifecycle Support Policy.
At that time, Bamboo stopped enhancements to our SharePoint 2007 product line, but continues to provide support and bug fixes to customers with active support contracts until October 2017. Previously purchased licenses will continue to function after October 2017, but support for these products will end, and no additional bug fixes will be provided beyond that time. Bamboo plans to cease selling new licenses and annual support contacts for its SharePoint 2007 products in October 2016 to ensure customers will be eligible to receive support for at least one year after purchase.
Microsoft plans to end mainstream support for SharePoint 2010 in October 2015. See Microsoft’s Lifecycle Support Policy. At that time, we will stop any enhancements for our SharePoint 2010 product line but will continue to provide support and bug fixes for our SharePoint 2010 products to customers with active support contracts until October 2020. Previously purchased licenses will continue to function after October 2020, but support for these products will end, and no additional bug fixes will be provided beyond that time. Bamboo plans to cease selling new licenses and annual support contacts for its SharePoint 2010 products in October 2019 to ensure customers will be eligible to receive support for at least one year after purchase.

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A separate installation package and license key is required for SharePoint 2013 deployment. For additional details, review the following knowledge base articles:

Bamboo Solutions has also begun releasing products for SharePoint 2016. For additional details, check the product release notes in the link above, or contact us.

For details on migration, see the Knowledge Base Article “Migrate Bamboo Products from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint 2016”

Understanding Bamboo Releases:

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Redirect Users to Change Their Passwords

Redirect Users to Change Their Passwords

Overview of Password Expiration settings

This topic describes how to configure Password Expiration properly, which is part of the Password Management Toolkit. It is assumed that the Web Part is properly installed, added to the desired page and the Active Directory Settings and SharePoint Settings options are configured.

Note: When Password Expiration is installed, the Bamboo Password Expiration Reminder Web Part is added to the Web Part Gallery.

Step Action
1. To configure the Active Directory Settings and SharePoint Settings options, follow the steps described in Configuring the Password Expiration Web Part.
2.

Expand the Password Expiration Rules option. Fill in the following sections:

  • Redirect Page URL: the user is automatically redirected to this URL.
  • Grace period: if the password of the currently logged in account expires in fewer days than specified in the Grace period, the currently logged in user is redirected to a different page based on the Web Part configuration.
3. Next, select the Automatically redirect users to the above URL option.

NOTE: After successfully configuring the Web Part, the currently logged in user is automatically redirected to the specified URL if their password expires within the specified grace period. If the user’s password does not expire within the defined grace period, no text is displayed. Bamboo Solutions recommends setting the Web Part’s Chrome Type in the Web Part Tool Pane under the Appearance option to None for improved user experience. Additionally, Bamboo Solutions recommends the purchase and integration of Password Change to meet the need of a password change control.

Overview of Password Expiration Web Part

Overview of Password Expiration Web Part

UI.jpgWhen you see Password Expiration on a page, there is nothing you need to do to interact with the web part, until you are required to change your password. Bamboo’s Password Expiration product is simply a mechanism to notify you that your password is about to expire. Typically, it resides on a page or in a site and appears as a simple message within the web part, depending on how it has been configured, letting you know that your password is about to expire in x number of days.

Migrating Password Expiration from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010

Migrating Password Expiration from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010

Be sure you have at least the Minimum SharePoint 2007 Product Release (shown in the table below) installed before migrating. If not, upgrade your Bamboo product release before migrating. For more information, see Upgrading your Bamboo Web Part. Also, the target SharePoint 2010 farm requires at least the Minimum SharePoint 2010 product release shown.

Icon-Warning IMPORTANT: When migrating from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010, you MUST select the option to change existing SharePoint sites to use the new user experience. Your Bamboo products will not perform as expected with the old look and feel.

Minimum SharePoint 2007 Product Release 1.5.11 Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release 10.5.19
In-Place Upgrade
Issues The Password Expiration Web Part migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A
Database Attach Upgrade Method
Issues The Password Expiration Web Part migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A

Migrating Password Expiration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

Migrating Password Expiration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013

Be sure you have at least the Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release (shown in the table below) installed before migrating. If not, upgrade your Bamboo product release before migrating. For more information, see Upgrading your Bamboo Web Part. Also, the target SharePoint 2013 farm requires at least the Minimum SharePoint 2013 product release shown.

Icon-WarningIMPORTANT: When migrating from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013, the Database Attach Upgrade Method is the only method supported.

Minimum SharePoint 2010 Product Release 10.6.43 Minimum SharePoint 2013 Product Release 10.6.49.2013
Database Attach Upgrade Method
Issues The Password Expiration migrates without any errors or additional steps required.
Resolution N/A

Error Log files for Password Expiration web part

Error Log files for Password Expiration web part

ServerAdmin

The Notification Add-On component has the option of error logging. If you configure the PasswordExpiration.xml file to log errors, you can view the error log in the Event Viewer on the SharePoint server.

To access the error log:

  • From the SharePoint Server, go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer.
  • Locate the Bamboo Solutions log under Applications and Services Logs.

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