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Thread ID: 67062	2006-03-15 22:51:00	Password permissions in Windows Server 2003	bofa (9978)	Press F1

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438507	2006-03-15 22:51:00	Heya, We have a server here running Windows Server 2003 which has been setup with all kinds of permissions for users on how they change there passwords, e.g. minimum password length, use of caps/lower case, use of symbols etc. We know the restrictions have been put there for our security, but with the number of permissions that have been put in place we are finding it rather difficult to invent new passwords every few weeks - or at least passwords we can remember! :waughh: Soooo, does anyone know where I can change these permissions? I still want to keep some of them in there, but I just want to minimise them slightly. Thanks, - bofa :thumbs:	bofa (9978)
438508	2006-03-16 00:10:00	Are you part of a Active Directory forest, and what's your role in the organisation?	kingdragonfly (309)
438509	2006-03-16 08:33:00	You know, as part of a WAN, our LAN is also governed via gobal forest policies. Such password structures today are neccesary, specially with remote office so common. The best advise I can give you is to teach your users to create their 'passwords' via a simple method of sentences. 'My name Is blah Blah & blah Blah' Use 1st letter, alternate case size, throw in a numeral. This is too complex for all BUT the most determined hacker, and not really that difficult to learn and help keeps your server secure, as users are the biggest cause of insecurity. Good luck Sol	SolMiester (139)
438510	2006-03-17 01:37:00	Are you part of a Active Directory forest, and what's your role in the organisation? Yes to the active directory forest . . . . and my role in the organisation is a tricky question . I guess I'm the in-house computer tinkerer and temporary IT person until we manage to find someone new to take over where our last guy left off . . . its a long and complicated saga :groan: Cheers	bofa (9978)
438511	2006-03-17 01:43:00	You know, as part of a WAN, our LAN is also governed via gobal forest policies. Such password structures today are neccesary, specially with remote office so common. The best advise I can give you is to teach your users to create their 'passwords' via a simple method of sentences. 'My name Is blah Blah & blah Blah' Use 1st letter, alternate case size, throw in a numeral. This is too complex for all BUT the most determined hacker, and not really that difficult to learn and help keeps your server secure, as users are the biggest cause of insecurity. Good luck Sol Yeah, I know exactly what you mean and I understand all the reasons behind having secure passwords and stuff... but when we're dealing with "older" staff members who can't always get their heads around the passwords rules and only forget their passwords after they change them because they can't remember which letter they capitalised. It's a hell of a lot less work for me to deal with when I'm not changing passwords every second day :) - bofa	bofa (9978)
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