Re: User Account setting changed overnight!!!

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From: Terry (terryc_at_f2s.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 20:16:55 +0100

Have you checked local user/group policies to make sure there is nothing in
there that can cause this??

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6ba301c42ed1$65b834b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I have "User can change password" on all users normally
> checked, but every morning, when I come in to find that
> user connections are not working because they have account
> lockouts, I also notive that "User can change password" is
> no longer checked on some accounts.
>
> I just installed this server and only I have physical
> access and know the admin passwords. It is behind a
> hardware firewall (Sonicwall SOHO3) with HTTP, FTP and
> SMTP ports open to this machine.
>
> No access to the server occurs by staff after normal
> business hours. I can only assume that the User Account
> setting change and account lockout is being caused by
> someone/thing through the internet connection.
>
> What are the most common ways for this to happen and how
> can I prevent account lockouts, besides turning lockout
> off?
>
> Thanks, Dave.
>
>
>
>
>

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