Re: Changeing Passwords in Mac OS 9 and 10.3.x

I agree with William's suggestion and reasons for adding the MS UAM to the
clients and will add just one more tip: User accounts that previously set
passwords with a Mac may require a one time password reset at the server.

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"William Smith" <mecklists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <C0E2E2C8-2676-4744-9A68-2825E03B0988@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Scott Steinhardt" <Scott Steinhardt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> We recently intuited a force password policy with complex password
>> enforcement where every 45 days the password will expire. Before we put
>> this
>> into effect our users could sign into a Windows 2000 server from their
>> Mac
>> and change their password without an issue (our domain is windows 2003).
>> Now
>> when the user tries to change password it gives them an error message
>> that
>> the password could not be changed because their old password is
>> incorrect. I
>> have verified that the password is correct but it still does not let them
>> change it. Do we need to install the Microsoft UAMs to get this to work
>> or
>> should this work without adding the software?
>
>
> To enable longer passwords (greater than eight characters), which should
> be part of your new password policy, you'll need the UAM. Installing it
> certainly will benefit you even if it doesn't solve your particular
> problem.
>
> Try installing the UAM and post back your results. Be sure to get the
> two different UAMS (one for Mac OS 9 and the other for Mac OS X)
> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=windows
> 2000sfm.
>
> bill
> --
> William M. Smith
> (Microsoft Interop MVP)


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