1. Select Start, select Run, type dsa.msc, and then select OK.
2. In the task pane, expand the domain node. 3. Locate and right-click the OU that you want to modify, and then select Delegate Control. 4. In the Delegation of Control Wizard, select Next. 5. Select Add to add a specific user or a specific group to the Selected users and groups list, and then select Next. 6. In the Tasks to Delegate page, select Create a custom task to delegate, and then select Next. 7. Select Only the following objects in the folder, and then from the list, click to select the Computer objects check box. Then, select the check boxes below the list, Create selected objects in this folder and Delete selected objects in this folder. 8. Select Next. 9. In the Permissions list, click to select the following check boxes: o Reset Password o Read and write Account Restrictions o Validated write to DNS host name o Validated write to service principal name 10. Select Next, and then select Finish. 11. Close the "Active Directory Users and Computers" MMC snap-in.
To resolve the issue in which users can't reset passwords, follow these steps:
1. Select Start, select Run, type dsa.msc, and then select OK.
2. In the task pane, expand the domain node. 3. Locate and right-click Builtin, and then select Properties. 4. In the Builtin Properties dialog box, select the Security tab. 5. In the Group or user names list, select Account Operators. 6. Under Permissions for Account Operators, click to select the Allow check box for the Read permission, and then select OK.