# AWS - Directory Services Privesc
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## Directory Services
For more info about directory services check:
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[aws-directory-services-workdocs-enum.md](../aws-services/aws-directory-services-workdocs-enum.md)
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### `ds:ResetUserPassword`
This permission allows to **change** the **password** of any **existent** user in the Active Directory.\
By default, the only existent user is **Admin**.
```
aws ds reset-user-password --directory-id --user-name Admin --new-password Newpassword123.
```
### AWS Management Console
It's possible to enable an **application access URL** that users from AD can access to login:
And then **grant them an AWS IAM role** for when they login, this way an AD user/group will have access over AWS management console:
There isn't apparently any way to enable the application access URL, the AWS Management Console and grant permission
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