Re: User Creation

From: david (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:51:44 -0700

I have exactly the same problem, except that I'm not able
to create any user accounts at all.

These are these steps that I took:

1. Installed Windows Server 2003 Enterprise;
2. Installed hardware drivers (for modems, drives etc...);
3. Promoted the stand-alone server to a AD DC;
4. After reboot, installed/configured DHCP;
5. Checked DHCP/DNS was all working ok;
6. Created an OU, and two Groups;
7. Attempted, unsuccessfully, to create a user account;
8. Error regarding password complexity and history appears
even though I supplied a very complex 20 character
password;

At step 2 and onwards, I was logged in locally as the
administrator using a 24 character password, and using the
default settings for the above steps.

No security policies or permissions were manually changed
on my part.

Could this be a flaw in the Windows OS; and why has this
trivial matter of creating user accounts made me so
irritated already?

Answers on a postcard please.

>-----Original Message-----
>Is that a Windows 2000 or 2003 domain? Have you installed
any W2k3 DCs
>recently?
>W2k3 by default has password complexity enabled in Default
Domain Policy. If
>it is not your case, you can run GP Modelling from GPMC,
for example, and
>check which GPO has password policies enabled.
>
>--
>Dmitry Korolyov [d__k@removethispart.mail.ru]
>MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory
>
>
> "Shailu" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:187C3DE5-8D00-43C2-8B3F-E0724365EAE1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I have got a AD running with a single domain test.local.
> Everything was working fine, was able to create users
etc.
> All of a sudden when I try to create a user it gives me
a error saying"The
>password doesnot meet the password policy requirements.
Check the minimum
>password length,password complexity and password history
requiements".
> I do not have any group policy implemented neighter all
the above settings
>in Default Domain Controllers Policy and Default Domain
Policy are not
>defined.
> Even I try to define the settings in default plicies
stil it gives the
>same problem.
> Kindly get back to me if anyone has got the solution for
it.
>
> Thanks
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: GPO not picking up computer settings
    ... The user accounts are domain user accounts. ... had configured with the password settings. ... Default Domain Policy and the Default Domain Controllers Policy. ... security group, then remove the Authenticated users from the Security ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.security)
  • Re: GPO not picking up computer settings
    ... The complexity setting on the Default Domain ... "the password settings are to not ... The user accounts are domain user accounts. ... Default Domain Policy and the Default Domain Controllers Policy. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.security)
  • Re: GPO not picking up computer settings
    ... The user accounts are domain user accounts. ... I have removed the GPO that I ... Domain Policy and the Default Domain Controllers Policy. ... the Default Domain Policy so that the password settings are to not Disable ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.security)
  • Re: User Creation
    ... Didn't catch which version of Windows Active Directory you were running? ... > trivial matter of creating user accounts made me so ... >>W2k3 by default has password complexity enabled in Default ... >>password doesnot meet the password policy requirements. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Roaming profiles for external domain
    ... The settings are Computer Configuration settings, ... Since you have to link the policy to the OU which contains the TS ... Put you TS in a separate OU (don't put any user accounts here) ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services)