Re: password policy

From: mike (mkenyon_at_winants.rutgers.edu)
Date: 10/08/03


Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 13:34:20 -0700


>-----Original Message-----
>It means that any newly created password - either
through a change, reset,
>or new user account will have to meet those requirements.
Current passwords
>will still work fine. -- Steve
>
>"Mike" <Mkenyon@winants.rutgers.edu> wrote in message
>news:2587c01c38dc2$6f807fd0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> i want to change my password policy from 7 characters
to 8
>> plus require a number. when i make this change will it
>> automaticly lock out everyones account or will it just
>> take effect the next time they are required to change
>> their passwords?
>
>
>.
>Can you tell me where i have to go in windows 2000 Active
directory to specify that the password must contain at
least one number?



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