Re: Account Policy NT 4

From: Vera Noest (Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se)
Date: 05/29/02 

From: "Vera Noest" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 23:55:49 +0200

"Paul" <paul.bellefeuille@dyncorp.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:92df01c20748$5489ec40$9ae62ecf@tkmsftngxa02...
> How do I apply account lockout (users tries to login 3
> times with incorrect password and the account get locks)to
> 9 users and the 10th user this policy does not take affect?

Account policies are applied domain-wide, you cannot have different account
policies for different users within one domain. The build-in administrator
account is excluded from some account policies, though.

Vera Noest
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