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LDIFDE Import AD Account and Set Password

Hello I am trying to use LDIFDE to import a user account and set the user's password. I am sucessful in importing the user but I do not understand the syntax for setting the user's password in the add step.

Here is what I am using to sucessfully create the user account. (account is created with blank password and is flagged as disabled due to no password)

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dn: CN=user0234567,OU=2010,OU=Students,OU=Customers,DC=mydomain,DC=edu
changetype: add
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: user
cn: user0234567
sn: Doe
description: 123456
givenName: John
initials: E
displayName: John Doe
name: user0123456
accountExpires: 129472308000000000
sAMAccountName: 0123456
userPrincipalName: user0123456@witcc.edu
objectCategory: CN=Person,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=mydomain,DC=edu

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I would like to have the user account enabled and set the password to a static string of something like     USER12345

Can someone tell me what I need to add to this ldf file to accomplish this?

thank you!
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You have this Question in two Zones... Are you using AD 2003 or AD 2008, and what is the OS you are using to do the import?
In your Example above:

dn: CN=user0234567,OU=2010,OU=Students,OU=Customers,DC=mydomain,DC=edu
changetype: modify
replace: unicodePwd
unicodePwd::IgBuAGUAdwBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQAIgA=

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263991

If memory serves, you have to create the account first, then set the password, then undisable it.  The item for lockout is, if memory serves, useraccountcontrol, but I cannot remember how to change it from disabled to enabled.

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could not get ldefide to import password.