<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=Section1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I know this might not apply to you specifically, but with anyone using Windows Server 2008 you can take advantage of Password Settings Objects (PSO). You apply them to AD groups and users instead of OU’s with GPO’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#31849B'>michael</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>|</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#76923C'>sainz</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>information technology coordinator | <a href="http://www.sunsetpres.org/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>sunset presbyterian church</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:michaelsainz@sunsetpres.org"><span style='color:blue'>michaelsainz@sunsetpres.org</span></a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/michaelsainz"><span style='color:#1F497D'>twitter.com/michaelsainz</span></a> | <a href="http://www.iamdigerati.com/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>Blog</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>"We listen to worship music, while the rest of the world listens to hip hop and pop. We talk about history, while the rest of the world talks about reality. We use bulletins, while the rest of the world is on Facebook."</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> -<b>Tony Morgan</b></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> discuss-bounces@itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@itdiscuss.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Darin Rohatinsky<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> IT Discussion Forum<br><b>Subject:</b> [itdiscuss] Active Directory Password Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I'm sure this is easy for some of you, but I have never had to change the password policy and I need to. We are running with one Primary Domain Controller, running Windows 2000 Server.<br clear=all><br>-- <br>IT Department<br>Living Hope Church<br>(360) 944-3905<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>