Still can not disable password complexity requirements

[Guest yifli]

We have a domain and two domain controllers running Windows 2003 Server R2

Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2

 

I've disabled password complexity requirements in both default domain group

policy object and default domain controller group policy object. But I still

can not create users under User container on one of our domain controllers

using simple password.

 

I ran RSOP for both group policy objects on that domain controller. For

default domain group policy, it showed the policy "Password must meet

complexity requirements" was not defined. For default domain controller group

policy, it said something like 'The policy engine did not attempt to

configure the setting' under Precedence tab.

 

Any ideas?

 

Yifei

[Guest yifli]

RE: Still can not disable password complexity requirements

 

I figured it out!!!!

 

It's the local security policy that keeps preventing me from using simple

password.

 

In Microsoft document

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/99d59e46-7116-4559-b995-859611548d3e1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

What it says is wrong!!

 

Yifei

 

"yifli" wrote:

> We have a domain and two domain controllers running Windows 2003 Server R2

> Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2

>

> I've disabled password complexity requirements in both default domain group

> policy object and default domain controller group policy object. But I still

> can not create users under User container on one of our domain controllers

> using simple password.

>

> I ran RSOP for both group policy objects on that domain controller. For

> default domain group policy, it showed the policy "Password must meet

> complexity requirements" was not defined. For default domain controller group

> policy, it said something like 'The policy engine did not attempt to

> configure the setting' under Precedence tab.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> Yifei

[Guest yifli]

RE: Still can not disable password complexity requirements

 

But I still don't know why the default domain controller group policy object

can not be applied to my domain controller.

 

I tried gpupdate /force, but it did not help

 

Anyone know why?

 

Yifei

 

"yifli" wrote:

> I figured it out!!!!

>

> It's the local security policy that keeps preventing me from using simple

> password.

>

> In Microsoft document

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/99d59e46-7116-4559-b995-859611548d3e1033.mspx?mfr=true

>

> What it says is wrong!!

>

> Yifei

>

> "yifli" wrote:

>

> > We have a domain and two domain controllers running Windows 2003 Server R2

> > Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2

> >

> > I've disabled password complexity requirements in both default domain group

> > policy object and default domain controller group policy object. But I still

> > can not create users under User container on one of our domain controllers

> > using simple password.

> >

> > I ran RSOP for both group policy objects on that domain controller. For

> > default domain group policy, it showed the policy "Password must meet

> > complexity requirements" was not defined. For default domain controller group

> > policy, it said something like 'The policy engine did not attempt to

> > configure the setting' under Precedence tab.

> >

> > Any ideas?

> >

> > Yifei

[Guest cocare111]

Re: Still can not disable password complexity requirements

 

 

To turn password complexity off in Windows 2008 Server follow these

steps:

 

run gpmc.msc (Group Policy Management)

 

Expand your Domain

 

Go to <Group Policy Objects> and select <Default Domain Policy>

 

Expand:

<Computer Configurations> <Policies> <Windows Settings> <Security

Settings> <Account Policies> <Password Policy>

 

Disable Password Complexity.

 

This is the only way to disable Password Complexity in Server 2008. The

local Security Policy can not be used for changing Password Complexity

in Server 2008.

 

Wolf

 

 

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