Domain Policy?

From: Al (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/02/04


Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:32:18 -0700

I tried to apply password policies to my domain on
Friday. I edited the Default Domain Policy to the give
the following requirements:
Enforce Password History - 3
Maximum Password Age - 120
Minimum Password Age - 30
Minimum Password Length - 8
Passwords must meet complexity requirements - Enabled
Store passwords using reversible encryption - Disabled

Then closed out and applied Group Policy.

On Monday morning several users were having problems
logging on. System message stated that their password had
expired and required them to enter a new one. However,
neither password length nor complexity requirements were
not being enforced.

When I went back to verify the Default Domain Policy it
did not reflect the changes made on Friday. All settings
were back to default values.

What gives? Any ideas would be appreciated. I tested this
several times in my network sandbox and it worked fine.



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