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Password lockout & logging in XP?
Name: Alex2002 Date: July 21, 2003 at 09:36:32 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: 1600Xp
Comment:
I have XP set up with the Welcome screen and would like to know if there's a way for password lockout - ie - if people try my password X times then it locks the account (or system? i dont have a clue) I was also wondering if theres a setting to detect if people are trying to log in to your account? Any ideas?
Name: edwin Date: July 21, 2003 at 11:20:40 Pacific
Reply:
lockout:
in system manegement open local securety polisy.in account manesgement select accountlockout. set time for lockout, times for false atempts and start counting. MAKE SURE you have admin rights. administrators CANNOT be locked out and all members of amin group (rename the administrator for securrety reasons)
Logging:
in system manegement open local policy and then contolpolisy. dubble click logon and select fail atempts, DO NOT trck to much info, the overfiew is easely lost!!
forgive the language im dutch
gretings edwin
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Response Number 2
Name: Alex Date: July 21, 2003 at 11:43:08 Pacific
Summary: This is actrually a big prob since i'm the only user and i disable the administrator account. Once I attempt to log myself in, xp logs me off, and I can never get access. It accepts my password, but i...
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