Re: Password Change Policy

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From: Danny Sanders (Danny.Sanders_at_cpcNOmedSPAM.org)
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:41:40 -0700

 This seems to rule
> out changing the maximum password age in the DOmain
> Security Policy, unless the "password never expires"
> setting overrides this. Does anyone know if this is the
> case.

You can set the password never expires attribute on the accounts services
use.

> Is there a way to change the "user must change password at
> next logon" setting for multiple users at a single time?

AFAIK you can't do this without a third party app.

Alternatively, is there a
> way to set a date, for multiple users, when their
> passwords will expire?

You can set a time interval but not a date.

Password policies are one to a domain. It will affect all accounts except
the ones with password never expires.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Simon Church" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:268301c3fc81$52c24530$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> we have a single windows 2000 AD Domain, with approx 400
> users spread over 4 sites. I am looking for options in
> setting up a password change policy. I want to have the
> ability to change our user accounts on a regular basis
> without impacting our service accounts. This seems to rule
> out changing the maximum password age in the DOmain
> Security Policy, unless the "password never expires"
> setting overrides this. Does anyone know if this is the
> case.
>
> Is there a way to change the "user must change password at
> next logon" setting for multiple users at a single time?
> Can it be done through a Group POlicy or by selecting a
> large number of users at once? Alternatively, is there a
> way to set a date, for multiple users, when their
> passwords will expire?
>
> Any suggestions for setting up a flexible password change
> policy would be really appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon

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