Re: Customising system messages

From: Matjaz Ladava [MVP] (matjaz_at__nospam_ladava.com)
Date: 04/07/04


Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 23:50:06 -0700

Hmmm. I don't know of a nice way to do this, as this is hardcoded in dll's
in the system. You could edit the content of dll's but then you would have
to distribute this around the network.

-- 
Regards
Matjaz Ladava, MCSA, MCSE, MCT, MVP
Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Active Directory
matjaz@ladava.com, matjazl@mvps.org
"Dennis Chung" <denmel@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:uHR5%23h8GEHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Matjaz,
>
>    thanks. I already had email notices running on my DCs. They are sending
> email notices 21, 14, 7, 3, 2, 1 days before password expires. My boss 
> wants
> me to do the tough way. :-( Sad but i know its tough and i am lost.
>
> Basically, i proposed using the LSA method documented in the Password 
> Filter
> example under the Platform SDK. But he thought it was too complex because 
> i
> need to sync the password to Domino, and was worried who will maintain if 
> i
> leave. So i did an alternative within Domino, to update Domino's password
> and then update AD's password via a scheduler. I know this can be done
> immediate, but he just wants the scheduler to be used. I simply cannot
> understand.
>
> So this expiring prompt is to advise users to go to that Domino web site 
> to
> change password rather than from within Windows. There is GINA in Platform
> SDK, but i didn't have the expertise to go indepth into it. Is there 
> anyway
> i can simply add in the message from registry and have it display just 
> like
> the Windows password expiry prompt??
>
> Really grateful for any advice...
> Best Regards,
> Dennis Chung
> MCSE, MCDBA
>
> "Matjaz Ladava [MVP]" <matjaz@_nospam_ladava.com> wrote in message
> news:e3dHrLsGEHA.3032@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> As I know this is quite hard to do, but what you could do, is to create a
>> script, that runs on server and then informs users trough email, that
> their
>> password is about to expire in n days.  I'm attaching you the script.....
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Matjaz Ladava, MCSA, MCSE, MCT, MVP
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Active Directory
>> matjaz@ladava.com, matjazl@mvps.org
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dennis Chung" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:186a201c41abb$6c3362d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> > Hi Everyone,
>> >
>> > i have done some fair amount of searching, but couldn't
>> > locate what i was looking for.
>> >
>> > I need to customize a system message. Basically, when
>> > user's passwords are about to expire, the system will
>> > prompt for a change of password. Is there anyway i can
>> > customise the prompt/message??
>> >
>> > I need to customise the messages of this prompt to inform
>> > users of certain information.
>> >
>> > Anyone any ideas ??? Thanks a million.
>> > Regards,
>> > Dennis Chung
>>
>>
>>
>
> 


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