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Password policy
Name: andrena Date: August 17, 2005 at 14:50:18 Pacific OS: Server 2003 CPU/Ram: ?
Comment:
I am trying to add the first user to my Server 2003 domain and it says: "Windows can not set the password for "user" because: The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum passowrd length, password complexity and password history requirements."
Problem is I've gone to Domain Security Settings and unchecked all the "define this policy setting" for everything under "Password Policy."
Is there something somewhere else for user passwords?
Name: heropsycho2177 Date: August 17, 2005 at 23:39:08 Pacific
Reply:
Local policy...
"If that [soiled bed] sheet is a [holy] manifestation, then I'm working on a miracle in my Jockey's!"
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Response Number 2
Name: seafordpossum Date: August 18, 2005 at 02:15:42 Pacific
Reply:
You have to disable "Password must meet complexity requirements" in Default Domain Policy.
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Response Number 3
Name: andrena Date: August 18, 2005 at 08:46:42 Pacific
Reply:
I needed to enable everything and set it to 0. I already had "complexity requirements" disabled. I know this is unsecure but had to do for various reasons.
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Response Number 4
Name: otifrank Date: September 8, 2005 at 08:04:05 Pacific
Reply:
I am experiencing this same issue and have followed the recomendation to disable the "password must meet complexity requirements" in the Default domain policy. I have also checked the local policy on the DC and the Dc policy, none of which have this enabled. I still get the same error when trying to reset a user password to anything that does not meet the "complex" requirements. Any ideas?
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Response Number 5
Name: otifrank Date: September 8, 2005 at 08:30:43 Pacific
Reply:
I found, through much painful searching, the following MS article. It solved my issue. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=269236
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