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Account Lockouts
Name: hallsy Date: September 5, 2003 at 11:04:47 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 Server CPU/Ram: 1.7ghz 256 ram
Comment:
Hi all,
Has anyone got any clues about account lockouts. I have created the necessary group policys on my server using Active Directory. I want account lockouts to take effect after three invalid attepmts, but for some reason it wont take work, has anyone got any clues?
Name: Glen Date: September 5, 2003 at 12:17:57 Pacific
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I bet it doesn't. Assuming the clients are set with the proper DNS settings. I'm guessing it is a GPO setting. Did you assign it to the proper OU? Do you have the proper user and/or computer accounts in that OU? Did you give it time to replicate to other DCs if you have them?
It's a pretty simple policy. Log in more than X times incorrectly in X number of mins and you get locked out. Saying you have set the necessary policy doesn't give us much info to go. And what sort of clients are you using?
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Response Number 2
Name: hallsy Date: September 5, 2003 at 16:36:32 Pacific
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I have configured an Organizational Unit called Accounts, and under accounts i have created a user. For that OU, i have configured a group policy and restricted the control panel and created an account lockout after 3 invalid attempts. I have forced the policy to replicate using the secedit command, the control panel lockout but no such luck with the account lockout. Any clues?
Hallsy
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Response Number 3
Name: hallsy Date: September 5, 2003 at 16:46:24 Pacific
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Sorry i ment the control panel locks out, but the account lockout policy just wont work?
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