Re: Customising system messages

From: Dennis Chung (denmel_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 20:06:42 +0800

Yup, just as i thought.
The GINA is one good example.
Shall tell my boss against this...

Thanks Matjaz

"Matjaz Ladava [MVP]" <matjaz@_nospam_ladava.com> wrote in message
news:eYmmRyGHEHA.3832@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> 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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