Windows 2003 Password Issue

silentmind17 · 10-06-2005, 03:54 PM

Okay here is the deal. At work we are having some issues with spyware / viruses being passed around so I am going to reghost them all. However this time I am setting up a domain. Once I run the setup thing for Active Directory and DNS and whatnot I attempt to create users and I put in a passowrd I recieve an error message to the effect that "password does not meet complexity requirements." So I go into the Active Directory security policy and I disable the "enforce password complexity requirements." I restart the server and when I attempt to create a new username with a password with no certain criteria it gives me the same message. I need help as soon as possible. I am not entirely computer savy but I know enough to reload machines, install drivers, and figure out how to set up Active Directory and all that jazz. I am almost A+ certified but if anyone is going to respond I need this to be for the average dummy for me to understand it. Please help! Thanks.

**Squashman** · 10-06-2005, 07:39 PM

Assuming you are trying to chang the Domain policy and not the local policy, look at this KB article.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=269236

10-06-2005, 03:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
silentmind17 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 32 OS: XP PRO SP2	Windows 2003 Password Issue Okay here is the deal. At work we are having some issues with spyware / viruses being passed around so I am going to reghost them all. However this time I am setting up a domain. Once I run the setup thing for Active Directory and DNS and whatnot I attempt to create users and I put in a passowrd I recieve an error message to the effect that "password does not meet complexity requirements." So I go into the Active Directory security policy and I disable the "enforce password complexity requirements." I restart the server and when I attempt to create a new username with a password with no certain criteria it gives me the same message. I need help as soon as possible. I am not entirely computer savy but I know enough to reload machines, install drivers, and figure out how to set up Active Directory and all that jazz. I am almost A+ certified but if anyone is going to respond I need this to be for the average dummy for me to understand it. Please help! Thanks.

10-06-2005, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Squashman Tech, Networking Forums Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 1265 Lombardi Ave. Posts: 1,142 OS: All of the above	Assuming you are trying to chang the Domain policy and not the local policy, look at this KB article. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=269236