Re: ADSI, password change, password history

From: Andrew Mitchell (amitchell_at_removecasey.vic.gov.au)
Date: 04/09/04 

Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 08:16:25 -0700

"Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> said

> Using ADSI, the oUser.ChangePassword enforces the password history.
>
> The oUser.SetPassword does NOT enforce password history
>
> (we are running the setpassword as a user who has permission to set
> passwords).
>
> Is there any way to force the setpassword method to respect password
> history?
>

I don't think so.
Using ChangePassword is equivalent to the user changing their password
themself, and all rules are applied.
SetPassword is the same as the administrator selecting Reset Password from
within ADUC, which does not check password history.

Andy.

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