Re: password requirements

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:12:13 +0100

"D L Rome {SNHS}" <MaX@imumOverR.ide> wrote in message
news:OTzg%23a4JEHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> We have 2003 enterprise server with active directory and want to know if
> it's possible to set up diffrent password standards. We have 2 group of
> users staff and pupils. We want to have the complexity requirements on
staff
> and standard passwords on pupils. We have tried setting up diffrent group
> policies for each but it doesn't seem to set. it either wants all to be
> complex or not.
>
> Is it possible ????

No. Password complexity requirements (as well as history, and change after
etc) are all set at the domain level only.
You should make it a "policy" that all staff comply with the required use of
complex passwords and enforce this my regular brute force cracking of the
passwords of the staff and any that fail to meet the mandated security
requirement are subject to a disciplinary procedure. 

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"D L Rome {SNHS}" <MaX@imumOverR.ide> wrote in message
news:OTzg%23a4JEHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> We have 2003 enterprise server with active directory and want to know if
> it's possible to set up diffrent password standards. We have 2 group of
> users staff and pupils. We want to have the complexity requirements on
staff
> and standard passwords on pupils. We have tried setting up diffrent group
> policies for each but it doesn't seem to set. it either wants all to be
> complex or not.
>
> Is it possible ????
>
>
>