Users can't change password at logon

From: Majid Hameed (mhameed_at_centennialcollege.ca)
Date: 09/30/04


Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:44:10 -0700

Hello again All,

Mike from the Win2k security newsgroup answered this one
for me:

>Hi,
>
>If I understand you correctly, you miss security tab in
>Active Directory
>Users and Computers?
>
>Can you open AD Users and Computers and click on View
>and check that
>Advanced Features are enabled. Now you should be able to
>see security tab.
>
>I hope this helps,
>
>Mike

I think it's time for me to upgrade to MCSE 2000 or go to
Win2k3, eh?

Majid

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello All,
>
>I have setup a new domain controller on a win2k HP DL380
>G3 box in two of my remote locations. However, when I
>remote control these machines and go to Active Directory
>to configure a user account, I do not get the Security
>tab. I need the Security tab to allow certain user
>permissions such as to change password. The change
>password restriction is disallowing my users to change
>their password at logon.
>
>The unusual thing is that my primary domain controller
in
>my home location and an older domain controller in
>another remote location both on IBM Netfinity boxes
allow
>users to change their passwords because they show the
>Security tab and allow me to change the permissions.
>
>What could be so different now then before when I
>configured my domain controller and active directory
>services. How do I get my Security tab back?
>
>Majid
>.
>



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