Re: enforce complex passwords question

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Makes perfect sense, thanks.

"ptwilliams" <ptw2001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Password policy can only be applied at the domain level. Anything else
> only
> affects the local SAM of the computers within scope.
> -- http://www.msresource.net/content/view/36/46/
>
>
> If you require different password policies for different users you should
> look for a third party solution; otherwise you'll need another domain.
>
> --
> Paul Williams
>
> http://www.msresource.net/
> http://forums.msresource.net/
>
>


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