Re: Cannot change password

From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:40:15 +0200

Hi Ralf,

What is the exact error that the clients get when they try to change their
password?

Mike

"Ralf Pelzl" <ralf.pelzl@inf.hs-anhalt.de> wrote in message
news:%23XJfPsepEHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> we have strange problems with our passwords. Here's the scenario:
> 4 domain controllers with Win2003 and the clients running on Win2000 Sp4.
> In our domain policy with have password complexity enabled, min password
> length 6, min password age 0, max password age 0, no password history.
There
> is no problem on the clients to get the policy.
> Now, if a user try to change his password, there is only the typical
message
> box that means that the password is'nt complex enough. But the password
> (e.g. 'Abcd-1') match all requirements. Same on administrator. Nobody of
our
> users can change the password on themself. Only administrator can change
the
> passwords via AD-MMC. The password have to match the complexity policy
> requirements, it can be change but only on the MMC. If you try to change
the
> same password on a client it wont work. Where is the problem ?
>
> Sincerely
> Ralf
>
>

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