A little extra info that might be useful can be found in the following
whitepaper. It covers recommended configuration as well as troubleshooting
tools and methods:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../bpactlck.mspx
Kind regards
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Windows Platform Support Team
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"Cell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ok guys, thanks a lot for that.
>
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:_jwsc.18634$hi6.1872208@attbi_s53...
>> There is no workaround for any domain user. Configuring a different
> account policy at
>> the OU level will apply only to local users on the computers in that
> U. --- Steve
>>
>>
>> "Cell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi Ken
>> >
>> > Yeah seems your right, I tested it out and it worked fine when applied
>> > through domain default policy.
>> > Anyone know if theres a way around this, to apply it to specific users
> only?
>> >
>> > Thanks Again
>> > "Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:118d701c441be$4b2eda90$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > > I'm pretty sure the account lock out policy is like the
>> > > password policy--can only be set thru the domain default
>> > > policy. It appears in OU policies, but is not effective.
>> > >
>> > > Ken
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > >-----Original Message-----
>> > > >Hi
>> > > >
>> > > >I have a W2K server and a few W2K Pro machines together
>> > > in a domain.
>> > > >It's a small home lab for learning purposes. I created a
>> > > new OU and added
>> > > >specific users, also one of the W2K Pro machines.
>> > > >I then created a new policy for this
>> > > >OU, which included "hide all desktop icons" amongst
>> > > others. I also enabled
>> > > >the account lockout policy, to lock out users after 2
>> > > failed attempts. This
>> > > >is
>> > > >the one that I can't seem to get working. Regardless of
>> > > how many failed
>> > > >login
>> > > >attempts I try with the user, the account never locks
>> > > out. Is there
>> > > >something
>> > > >else I have to do ontop on what I've already done
>> > > >
>> > > >I've checked over Microsoft site and followed, all
>> > > instructions on creating
>> > > >Policies, also
>> > > >been through my study book. Anyone help me out
>> > > >
>> > > >Thank You
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >.
>> > > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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