Re: User must change password at next logon box not available

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From: Johnny Wright (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 04:32:49 -0700

Thanks Andy2
Neither of those to options apply in this case.
Administrators still have the option available to
check "user must change password at next logon".

Any other thoughts or ideas?
>-----Original Message-----
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>"Johnny Wright" <lactoz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Until 2 days ago our help desk was able to reset
passwords and select the
>> "user must change password at next logon" box. Now
the box is grayed out
>> when they reset a password. It doesn't matter if they
right click on the
>> user account and select reset password or if they
right click on the user
>> account, select properties and then select the account
tab.
>
>If you've disabled password expiration via Group Policy
or if the Password
>Never Expires box is ticked then you can't force a
password change on the
>next login.
>
>AndyC
>
>
>.
>

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