diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 787d0257c9..31cc6104c8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -347,13 +347,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
                                           "kill uuid <UUID>",
                                           "Kill an object by UUID", KillUUID);
 
-            if (ConfigurationSettings.Standalone)
-            {
-
-                m_console.Commands.AddCommand("region", false, "reset user password",
-                                              "reset user password [<first> [<last> [<password>]]]",
-                                              "Reset a user password", HandleResetUserPassword);
-            }
 
             m_console.Commands.AddCommand("hypergrid", false, "link-mapping", "link-mapping [<x> <y>] <cr>",
                                           "Set local coordinate to map HG regions to", RunCommand);
@@ -809,21 +802,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
             m_console.ConsoleScene = m_sceneManager.CurrentScene;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Execute switch for some of the reset commands
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="args"></param>
-        protected void HandleResetUserPassword(string module, string[] cmd)
-        {
-            if (ConfigurationSettings.Standalone)
-            {
-                ResetUserPassword(cmd);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                m_log.Info("Reset user password is not available in grid mode, use the user-server.");
-            }
-        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Turn on some debugging values for OpenSim.
@@ -1056,31 +1034,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
             return report;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Reset a user password.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="cmdparams"></param>
-        private void ResetUserPassword(string[] cmdparams)
-        {
-            string firstName;
-            string lastName;
-            string newPassword;
-
-            if (cmdparams.Length < 4)
-                firstName = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("First name");
-            else firstName = cmdparams[3];
-
-            if (cmdparams.Length < 5)
-                lastName = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("Last name");
-            else lastName = cmdparams[4];
-
-            if (cmdparams.Length < 6)
-                newPassword = MainConsole.Instance.PasswdPrompt("New password");
-            else newPassword = cmdparams[5];
-
-            m_commsManager.UserAdminService.ResetUserPassword(firstName, lastName, newPassword);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Use XML2 format to serialize data to a file
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs b/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs
index 8f78813bb9..90077d8eb6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/UserAccountService/UserAccountService.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService
                         "create user",
                         "create user [<first> [<last> [<pass> [<email>]]]]",
                         "Create a new user", HandleCreateUser);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Commands.AddCommand("UserService", false, "reset user password",
+                        "reset user password [<first> [<last> [<password>]]]",
+                        "Reset a user password", HandleResetUserPassword);
+
             }
 
         }
@@ -292,6 +296,39 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.UserAccountService
             }
 
         }
+
+        protected void HandleResetUserPassword(string module, string[] cmdparams)
+        {
+            string firstName;
+            string lastName;
+            string newPassword;
+
+            if (cmdparams.Length < 4)
+                firstName = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("First name");
+            else firstName = cmdparams[3];
+
+            if (cmdparams.Length < 5)
+                lastName = MainConsole.Instance.CmdPrompt("Last name");
+            else lastName = cmdparams[4];
+
+            if (cmdparams.Length < 6)
+                newPassword = MainConsole.Instance.PasswdPrompt("New password");
+            else newPassword = cmdparams[5];
+
+            UserAccount account = GetUserAccount(UUID.Zero, firstName, lastName);
+            if (account == null)
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[USER ACCOUNT SERVICE]: No such user");
+
+            bool success = false;
+            if (m_AuthenticationService != null)
+                success = m_AuthenticationService.SetPassword(account.PrincipalID, newPassword);
+            if (!success)
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[USER ACCOUNT SERVICE]: Unable to reset password for account {0} {1}.",
+                   firstName, lastName);
+            else
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[USER ACCOUNT SERVICE]: Password reset for user {0} {1}", firstName, lastName);
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
     }