Strong Password setting using GPO

[keith c]

Working with a 2003 AD here.
Is it possible to just apply Strong Password settings GPO to
individual containers or does it have to be done at the domain level?
Everything I see in documentation references making a copy of the default
domain policy. Therefore the reason for the question.

Thanks,
Keith C.
Security Analyst III
Self Regional Healthcare
Greenwood, SC USA

 

[Florian Frommherz [MVP]]

Howdie!

keith c schrieb:
> Working with a 2003 AD here.
> Is it possible to just apply Strong Password settings GPO to
> individual containers or does it have to be done at the domain level?
> Everything I see in documentation references making a copy of the default
> domain policy. Therefore the reason for the question.

You can only do that on domain level. Multiple Password Policies is not
supported in Windows Server 2003 - but there's a bunch of third party
software out there than can take care of it.

cheers,

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

 

[Steve Riley [MSFT]]

In Windows Server 2003, password policies apply only at the domain level.

Windows Server 2008 has a new password settings container that allows you to
apply more fine-grained password policies. Information here:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...68fd-4315-87cc-ade35f8978ea1033.mspx?mfr=true


--
Steve Riley
steve.riley@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com


"keith c" <keithc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Working with a 2003 AD here.
> Is it possible to just apply Strong Password settings GPO to
> individual containers or does it have to be done at the domain level?
> Everything I see in documentation references making a copy of the default
> domain policy. Therefore the reason for the question.
>
> Thanks,
> Keith C.
> Security Analyst III
> Self Regional Healthcare
> Greenwood, SC USA