Re: Remote User Needs to Change PWD without connecting to domain
From: Craig S (none@none.com)
Date: 05/08/02
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From: "Craig S" <none@none.com> Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 21:10:12 GMT
Excellent point about the cached credentials... you hit it on the head.
We're going to have problems :)
It wasn't my idea to indefinately fly her out to California. As you can
tell I obviously wasn't prepared for remote users :) I'll be working solid
to get the VPN up for her before it expires I guess.
Thanks!
"Dan DeStefano, MCSA, MCP, A+, Net+" <ddestefano@winmarcompanies.com> wrote
in message news:ehvR#Nt9BHA.2512@tkmsftngp05...
> you can try to enable the option "password never expires" for her user
> account (note: this should only be temporary as this presents a security
> risk, especially for a remote user). however, this may not work if the
> password has already expired but you can give it a try. i have one
question:
> if she cannot connect to the domain then how has she been logging on to
her
> machine? cached credentials? if so, her password changing is not going to
be
> her only problem because, by default, cached credentials will only last
for
> 10 logons.
>
> Dan DeStefano
>
> "Craig S" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:YkfC8.310$xq4.5764@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > I have one single user that used to be on the local domain with the
> standard
> > password expiration policy (changed every 45 days) but then moved 2,000
> > miles away and took the laptop with her. I don't have any VPN/RAS setup
> yet
> > (and wont for a few weeks) Now her password is expiring, and she has
been
> > unable to change it because it reports "Unable to change password
because
> > domain <domainname> is unavailable"
> >
> > Is there any way to change her password from her PC without connecting
to
> my
> > domain? I really don't have any way setup for her to get in to the
> domain,
> > but she needs to keep working using her existing account/profile.
> >
> > Help!?
> >
> >
>
>
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