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by dsiverson

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I have installed win2000 on a number of new computers. The passwords are needing to be reset every 30 days by the users - pain in the rear as an administrator. Not only that but when they reset their password they can no longer login to their computers - even tho they use their new password. I have to go in as administrator, change the password and then it's ok. They are all setup as power users. What's going on?

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by alpha-male

You can change a registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon\ PasswordExpiryWarning to change the default period in Windows 2000, but it’s better to apply the change through a group policy to allow the change to be applied and adjusted dynamically. You can apply the policy at the site, domain, or OU levels through the appropriate Active Directory console. To change the policy locally, choose Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy. Expand the Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options branch and set the value of Prompt User to Change Password Before Expiration as desired.

I highly recommend you do not disable password expiration though. Helping with password changes can be a bit of a hassle, but nothing like the hassle of having your network insecure...or breached.

Take a look here for further password related assistance:

http://www.labmice.net/Windows2000/Administration/password.htm

Best resource I know for password configuration and trouble shooting information.

Hope this helps.

by alpha-male

Ooops...sorry wrong registry key. That affects password expiration warnings (obviously). You can modify your password requirements (expiration max and min, length, complexity etc) under The Local Security Policy console. It is available by clicking on the Start menu, selecting Settings, clicking on Control Panels, double-clicking the Administrative Tools icon, and then double-clicking the Local Security Policy icon.

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