Re: Account LOCKOUTS

From: Robert Moir (bofh_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/13/03


Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:51:00 +0100


David C wrote:
> We are using Active directory and have just got our users
> to change there passwords. a couple of our users though
> are no experinecing problem with there account lockout
> somewhere on the pcs the old password is being requested
> and becuase its changed the account locks out every two
> hours. Has anybody else experienced this can you help
> please if so!!!?

Check they haven't installed any software which runs part of itself as a
service. These sort of things typically grab the username and password of
the user that installed them to run the service under.



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