Re: Changing administrator password

From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 04/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 00:21:03 -0500

> I have turned off the complexity for passwords in
> the "Default Domain Policy". I have also disabled the
> default profile in Active Directory and locally on the
> computer. Is there any other place to
> disable this?

It needs to replicate -- and propagate. Shouldn't take
long.

Another Domain Policy (not OU or Site) could reset it,
IF you have another HIGHER (after) the default. 

-- 
Herb Martin
"max" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:153da01c41cfe$2b42b740$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> When I try to reset the Administrator password in Active
> Directory, I get the following message
>
> "Windows cannot complete the password change for
> Administrator because: The  password does not meet the
> password policy requirements. Check the minimum password
> length, pasword complexity and password history
> requirements."
>
>
> Max
>

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