Re: Password Changes - URGENT

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:44:45 -0500

Gil wrote:
> hi,
> I want to change my users passwords policy. I want to change for
> example the minimun passowrd length .
> I have 300 users and I do NOT want to change the policy for all the
> users at the same time.
> But if I will use the domain security policy for this change, it will
> change the policy for all the users at the same time.
> I saw in the win2000server GPO the option to change the passowrd
> policy from the computer configuration of the GPO and NOT from the
> user configuration of the GPO.
> 1. How can I change the password policy from the GPO from the USER
> CONFIGURATION and NOT from the COMPUTER CONFIGURATION.
>
> 2.I have only winn2000server and NONE win2003 server. So I will NOT
> be able to apply the GPO option for changing the password policy for
> PART of the users in the OU !!! (I have 300 users and I do NOT want
> to change the policy for all the users at the same time.)
> How can I solve this issue without installing win2003 server or
> installing third party tool for this issue ???
>
> thanks alot.

Perhaps OT, but why don't you want to change the policy so it applies to all
at once? It won't force them to change their passwords or invalidate their
current ones, IIRC - it will only apply after they have a forced password
change or manually change their passwords.

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