Re: 'password policy' on Windows XP
From: Miha Pihler (miha-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 07/17/04
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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 21:57:41 +0200
Hi David,
sorry, I missed the XP _Home_ edition part :-).
Default XP policy allows creating users without password (minimum password
length = 0 characters). This can change e.g. once computer joins the domain
if domain policy is set differently (e.g. requires password to be at least 8
characters long)...
The other setting that is affected by this policy is use of users account
without a password to console logon only. If someone is trying to logon to
your computer over network using local user account without a password set
it will fail. This is again set in local policy and can be changed.
Mike
"David Cook" <(unknown)> wrote in message
news:OPgJ%23XDbEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Miha -
>
> There is no such policy editor on Win XP HOME (it only exists on Win
XP
> Pro)
> as evidence both by fact that I can't find one on the XP Home machine and
> because
> other msgs in this newsgroup and elsewhere explicitly SAY that this
> policy-editor
> you speak of exists only on XP Pro.
>
>
> And, unfortunately for me, the machine I care about is the Win-XP Home
> machine.
> (Sorry I even mentioned that I also HAVE an XP Pro machine. The reason
that
> I did mention it is that I have existing accts on that PRO machine too,
and
> they
> have no passwords. And, I can assure you that no one has NEVER used this
> 'policy-editor'
> on that machine, yet I was able in the past to setup user accts that have
no
> passwords.)
>
> Other ideas?
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> "Miha Pihler" <miha-news@atlantis.si> wrote in message
> news:OVHAvKCbEHA.3820@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hi David,
> >
> > you can set your local policy by going to Group Policy (GP) Editor.
> >
> > Click on Start > Run > gpedit.msc > once your GP Editor is loaded drill
> down
> > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account
> > Policies. Here you have two options
> > * Password Policy and
> > * Account Lockout
> >
> > Be careful what you set. Settings will also apply to Administrator and
> other
> > accounts with administrative privileges.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "David Cook" <(unknown)> wrote in message
> > news:O93lkFCbEHA.3692@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > I have two Windows XP machines here at home, one XP Pro and
> > > one XP Home. All users have 'administrative' priv on their accounts.
> > >
> > > On both machines, it NOW seems that any NEW user accounts that
> > > I create MUST have passwords. Yet, my EXISTING user accounts
> > > either have no passwords or else have very minimal (e.g. 3-char
> > passwords).
> > >
> > > Did the rules change (e.g. by some Windows Update patch) or am I
> > > just not seeing/finding some 'policy' admin program to control this?
> > >
> > > (As an aside, I googled this issue and see people mentioning
> > > to look under
> > > 'Control panel, administrative tools, local security policies,...'
> > > but, I don't have a choice of 'local security policies' on either of
my
> > > two systems.)
> > >
> > > What gives?
> > >
> > > Cheers...
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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