Re: Domain Password Policy

From: Marsha (Marsha_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:21:03 -0800

So the 'password never expires' setting should block the domain password
policy? I think that's what you're saying. I thought it would, but I wasn't
sure. I will have to do some testing. Thanks for your help!

"Paul Bergson" wrote:

> Password never expiring will work on an account doesn't matter if it is a
> service account, etc... AD doesn't know what type of account it is. Cached
> accounts will work as long as they don't have to come back into the domain
> (Why bother with a domain account) so no dial up users will have to maintain
> their account if their password expires.
>
> --
>
> Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
>
> "Marsha" <Marsha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2B6E45B9-B797-44AA-8C3A-04B0EA41D1B9@microsoft.com...
> > Can setting the 'password never expires' parameter on the
> > user account block a domain policy? If I have service accounts or dial up
> > users using cached profiles that I want to exclude from the domain
> password
> > policy, can I do it at the individual user level? I have generic
> accounts,
> > service accounts, and those dial up users whose cached accounts would
> never
> > get updated and I'm looking for any way to exclude them. I'm currently in
> a
> > Windows 2000 domain. Any suggestions or insight?
> >
> >
>
>
>

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