Please help to disable password complexity...

Garry · External Since: Aug 03, 2007 Posts: 2

Hi all,

I have disabled password complexity in win2k server but it seems to be
active still because it doesn't allow us to enter simple password and
prompting us that the password enter doesn't meet password complexity
requirements.

Please help.

Thanks in advance,
Garry

Florian Frommherz [MVP] · External Since: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 14

Howdie!

Garry schrieb:
> Hi all,
>
> I have disabled password complexity in win2k server but it seems to be
> active still because it doesn't allow us to enter simple password and
> prompting us that the password enter doesn't meet password complexity
> requirements.

Are there other policies linked to the domain level that could have
password policies set? Have you tried resetting one user and see whether
the "old" password policy still appplies to him/her?

cheers,

Florian
--
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Group Policy.
eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net.
blog: http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog.

Harj · External Since: Jun 19, 2007 Posts: 4

On Aug 3, 1:30 am, "Florian Frommherz [MVP]"
<flor....TakeThisOut@PLEASELEAVETHISOUT.frickelsoft.net> wrote:
> Howdie!
>
> Garry schrieb:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I have disabled password complexity in win2k server but it seems to be
> > active still because it doesn't allow us to enter simple password and
> > prompting us that the password enter doesn't meet password complexity
> > requirements.
>
> Are there other policies linked to the domain level that could have
> password policies set? Have you tried resetting one user and see whether
> the "old" password policy still appplies to him/her?
>
> cheers,
>
> Florian
> --
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Group Policy.
> eMail: prename [at] frickelsoft [dot] net.
> blog:http://www.frickelsoft.net/blog.

Hi,

Was it set to enabled and you then set it to not defined?
If the value was already enabled, you MUST disable it not set it to
not defined.
If there is a value, the value must be changed and in this case it
should be changed to disabled from enabled
This is called policy tattooing and can really mess things up.
Also once the above is verified, check to make sure none of the domain
controllers are not having any replication issues.

As well like Florian mentioned verify that there are no other policies
above this one that might have the setting in place

Good Luck

Harj Singh
Password Policy done right
www.specopssoft.com

Garry · External Since: Aug 03, 2007 Posts: 2

Hi guys, thanks for your reply. As far as I know, i didn't set any other
policies apart from the password complexity and there is only one domain in
the network. One thing I noticed is under "security setting" column it says
"disabled" but in the "effective settings" column it says "enabled".

Regards,
Garry

"Garry" <oas.RemoveThis@brunet.bn> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I have disabled password complexity in win2k server but it seems to be
> active still because it doesn't allow us to enter simple password and
> prompting us that the password enter doesn't meet password complexity
> requirements.
>
> Please help.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Garry
>