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XP users changing their NT domain paswrd

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by mozster 2 views

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I have an NT4 Domain and am away to migrate 60 clients on it from Win 9x to XP Pro. The domain will remain on NT4 server for the time being.
The NT4 domain is set to expire passwords every 60 days and when you login from a 9x client it will prompt you and pop up a password dialogue change box.
Under the XP Pro client however when it expires it just gives you a "Users password must be changed before logging on for the first time" message and denies access to the network resources.
Are there any add ons or any way to get the XP clients to behave in the same manner as 9x clients for this domain password prompting and changing?

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by gigelul

I hope I'll remember the correct path...
Use UserManager for domain\policies\account
-disable- "user must logon in order to change password"

Hope that works
Florinel

by gigelul

You said:
"Under the XP Pro client however when it expires it just gives you a "Users password must be changed before logging on for the first time" message and denies access to the network resources."
My suggestion was to turn off that option, but I understand that it was already off and you turned it on.

OK!
- keep the "user must logon in order to change password" option, off
- in the same place try to modify "minimum password age" to "allow changes imediately"
- in "user properties", disable "user must change password at next logon"
- if the user succefully logon use CTRL+ALT+DEL keys and "change password".
- check if the new password works
- in "user properties" turn on the "user must change password at next logon".
- try to logon again and see if you are able to change the password when you are promted

I saw in past this issue. The issue occure only the first time when the user is forced to change password. After the first time password change, the issue was fixed .

by mozster

Think I'm halfway there with that answer thanks.

I found that option in User Manager for Domains on my NT 4 PDC and turned it on.
When I login at the XP client now it tells me I have to change my password before I login which is great but then proceeds after that to tell me I don't have permission to change my password!
Any ideas?

Also if I have this new option turned on and have a mix of XP and 9x clients on my network how would this affect the remaining 9x clients?

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