Re: password error while user creation

From: Ulf B. Simon-Weidner [MVP] (nospam2-ulf_at_usw-consulting.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:23:12 -0700

"chandan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1e5a01c49a44$662a2c30$a401280a@phx.gbl:
> While creating users in Active directory in Windows2003
> server , I get the following error : Windows cannot set
> the password for user -----. Please check your
> policy,password history,complexity, length of password.
> I have checked the domain security policy and domain
> controller security policy. But the error remains.

Hello chandan,

Did you check if it works with a complex password? E.g. "P@ssw0rd"
(note that's not a o, it's a zero) is a not very good example for a
complex password which meets the default requirements of WS2k3. 

-- 
Gruesse - Sincerely,
Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
  Weblog: http://msmvps.org/UlfBSimonWeidner

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