RE: strong passwords for certain groups

Would a OU also do the job?


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wrote in news:31A3A056-BAEF-4FC5-9212-3B9DD5C91FCD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Hi
>
> No. Password policy can only be set at the domain level. So if you
> want multiple policies you need multiple domains.
>
> Sorry
>
> M
>
> "Draughtsman" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm deploying OWA and RWW, so I want Remote Users to use strong
>> passwords. But I also got logins and users who I don't want to burden
>> with this, because the will never use RWW.
>> Can I restrict a strong password policy only to the
>> RemoteAccessUsers?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Draughtsman
>>

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