Account lockout Policy not being applied

cburbs · 04-29-2008, 05:52 AM

I setup the "Account Lockout Policy" under computer configuration and at the default domain level. I did a report and see the policy in place but it isn't actually working. I tested this in a test domain environment and it worked fine. Am I missing something????

I have a few Test IDs in our domain. I tried locking the acct out and it wouldnt lock out at all.

Anything else I can try. I even went from 7 bad attempts to 5 and no go.

One other thing to note on the default domain policy -

Enforce = no
Link Enabled = Yes

Does the enforce have to be Yes?

cburbs · 04-29-2008, 06:57 AM

I also downloaded the ALTools.exe and configured the accinfo.dll and when I click on a user ID and click on the Additional Account info Tab and then domain PW info I get the following.

Max Bad Password count - Cannot be locked out.

I got the info from http://www.windowsecurity.com/articl...t-Lockout.html

04-29-2008, 05:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
cburbs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Winxp	Account lockout Policy not being applied I setup the "Account Lockout Policy" under computer configuration and at the default domain level. I did a report and see the policy in place but it isn't actually working. I tested this in a test domain environment and it worked fine. Am I missing something???? I have a few Test IDs in our domain. I tried locking the acct out and it wouldnt lock out at all. Anything else I can try. I even went from 7 bad attempts to 5 and no go. One other thing to note on the default domain policy - Enforce = no Link Enabled = Yes Does the enforce have to be Yes?

04-29-2008, 06:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
cburbs Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Winxp	Re: Account lockout Policy not being applied I also downloaded the ALTools.exe and configured the accinfo.dll and when I click on a user ID and click on the Additional Account info Tab and then domain PW info I get the following. Max Bad Password count - Cannot be locked out. I got the info from http://www.windowsecurity.com/articl...t-Lockout.html Last edited by cburbs; 04-29-2008 at 07:06 AM.