Windows 2003 Password Policy

From: Damon Steele (damonsteele_at_comcast.net)
Date: 06/25/03 

Date: 25 Jun 2003 06:42:49 -0700

I installed Win2003 Server (Enterprise) and installed AD. My problem
is this...When I went into AD Users/Computers, and attempted to create
a new user object, I put the password in but the system says that it
cannot accept due to password policy restrictions. OK, no problem,
just go in to the GPO and disable the password complexity setting and
things should be cool. Wrong. I can't seem to get rid of the policy.
 I even tried disabling the entire policy altogether, but I still
haven't had any luck. I know that there have been other posts that
describe situations close to mine, but it seems that tweaking the GPO
was the answer. But for me, it's not working. Maybe I'm missing
something? (Wouldn't be the first time). Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Damon
MCSA, W2K

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