Rewriting the MSGINA.DLL

From: Tom Bennett (tom32173_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:43:15 -0500

We have a minor issue that we need to address. We have the policy of the
minimum password length of 8 characters on our domain. We also have a
password synchronization program that allows a maximum of 8 characters due
to ACF2 restrictions. So, this means we have a password length of no more
or no less than 8 characters.

Based on the setup above, I am in search of documentation of how to change
the error message that you receive when you try to change your password with
more than 8 characters. Windows itself will allow it, but since the
passoword synchronization does not allow more than 8, so it passes back an
error that the password can not be set. So, no passwords are reset for the
user. The error message that a user receives from windows is that the
password must be at least 8 characters. There is nothing about the maximum
length of the password. It can be misleading for a user.

If the initial investigation I've done is correct, what needs done is to
modify the msgina.dll. However, I am unable to find documentation on how to
create a new msgina.dll so that it would present a valid error message.

Can anyone assist with this subject?

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