Re: Password Changes

From: Matt Clapham [MSFT] (mclapham_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:53:09 -0800

I second the guidance from the Daves. I also suggest turning up the
"Enforce password history" security policy setting as high as it will go
(24) and setting a minimum password age of 1 day to avoid reuse of a
password by the user. However, that won't prevent collusion of all 30
people agreeing to set their passwords to the same thing. :( It seems like
the users need a brief lesson in why sharing passwords is NOT a good thing
to do. 

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Matt Clapham
Microsoft Corporation
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"Dave" <dave@456.com> wrote in message 
news:epHbrEe4EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Why not select all the users in ADUC and force them to change their 
> passwords at next logon.
>
> Dave
>
> "Dave Taylor" <dt-news@local.com> wrote in message 
> news:OczN9pd4EHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Franz,
>>
>> We have just taken them on board to support them and they have a user 
>> that is leaving under a "cloud".  They want us to change all the 
>> passwords as everyone currently knows each other.  We have already 
>> pointed this out to the customer and they are now adopting the password 
>> changes.
>>
>> Any ideas on the question at hand?
>> Thanks
>> Dave
>> "Franz Leu" <franz.leu.@spam_removal.norfolk.ch> wrote in message 
>> news:OT2mKld4EHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Dave,
>>> Just a question: Why are the users not changing their passwords by
>>> themselves?
>>> This is the easiest and most secure way. You can setup password
>>> policies as you like.
>>> Franz
>>>
>>> "Dave Taylor" <dt-news@local.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>>> news:uKHQERd4EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> Is this any why that I can change all the user accounts passwords
>>> using a
>>>> text file with the new passwords?  I have 30 accounts to change and
>>> really
>>>> want a quick and simple way to change them all.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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