Hi, hope someone can help!

The only settings used in our default domain policy are in computer
config/account policies and are
passwords to remember: 0
minimum length: 3
max age: 42
min age: 30

My problem is I want to change these settings and have done but the changes
don't have any effect.
I can still use 3 character passwords when the setting is changed to 6
I've enabled the account lockout so it is set to lockout for 60 mins after 5
bad logon attempts but this fails also.

Any thoughts where this is going wrong?

Cheers

user wrote:
> Hi, hope someone can help!
>
> The only settings used in our default domain policy are in computer
> config/account policies and are
> passwords to remember: 0
> minimum length: 3
> max age: 42
> min age: 30
>
> My problem is I want to change these settings and have done but the changes
> don't have any effect.
> I can still use 3 character passwords when the setting is changed to 6
> I've enabled the account lockout so it is set to lockout for 60 mins after 5
> bad logon attempts but this fails also.
>
> Any thoughts where this is going wrong?
>
> Cheers

Hi,
Double check the group membership to make sure that the groups that are
to be receiving the policy are listed as "apply policy" under the
Advanced Settings. If this fails I would try manually replicating the
changes to see if this works!


user wrote:
> Hi, hope someone can help!
>
> The only settings used in our default domain policy are in computer
> config/account policies and are
> passwords to remember: 0
> minimum length: 3
> max age: 42
> min age: 30
>
> My problem is I want to change these settings and have done but the changes
> don't have any effect.
> I can still use 3 character passwords when the setting is changed to 6
> I've enabled the account lockout so it is set to lockout for 60 mins after 5
> bad logon attempts but this fails also.
>
> Any thoughts where this is going wrong?
>
> Cheers

Howdy!

user wrote:
> The only settings used in our default domain policy are in computer
> config/account policies and are

So - you did override the existing default domain policy or created a
new one yourself?

> My problem is I want to change these settings and have done but the changes
> don't have any effect.

You waited for the computer to apply the changes (afaik 90 minutes + a
random number of minutes - max 30)?

cheers,

Florian
--
Nachwuschsadmin aus dem Süddeutschen/Germany.
eMail: Vorname [bei] frickelsoft [Punkt] net.

Domain Users are set to read and apply policy.
As a test I've re-set the default domain policy so there are no policy
settings. I've then added them to a test policy on a test OU - swettings
beiuyng pasword lenght minimum 4 characters, remember 6 passwords.. All of
the other policy settings in the test OU get applied but the password policy
is still stuck as 3 characters minimum, remember no passwords.

I'm just can't see where its getting this setting from!


"Florian Frommherz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Howdy!
>
> user wrote:
>> The only settings used in our default domain policy are in computer
>> config/account policies and are
>
> So - you did override the existing default domain policy or created a new
> one yourself?
>
>> My problem is I want to change these settings and have done but the
>> changes don't have any effect.
>
> You waited for the computer to apply the changes (afaik 90 minutes + a
> random number of minutes - max 30)?
>
> cheers,
>
> Florian
> --
> Nachwuschsadmin aus dem Süddeutschen/Germany.
> eMail: Vorname [bei] frickelsoft [Punkt] net.

Make sure that the policy for that OU is set to Enforced.

--

Mike Matheny

"user" <a> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Domain Users are set to read and apply policy.
> As a test I've re-set the default domain policy so there are no policy
> settings. I've then added them to a test policy on a test OU - swettings
> beiuyng pasword lenght minimum 4 characters, remember 6 passwords.. All of
> the other policy settings in the test OU get applied but the password
> policy is still stuck as 3 characters minimum, remember no passwords.
>
> I'm just can't see where its getting this setting from!
>
>
> "Florian Frommherz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Howdy!
>>
>> user wrote:
>>> The only settings used in our default domain policy are in computer
>>> config/account policies and are
>>
>> So - you did override the existing default domain policy or created a new
>> one yourself?
>>
>>> My problem is I want to change these settings and have done but the
>>> changes don't have any effect.
>>
>> You waited for the computer to apply the changes (afaik 90 minutes + a
>> random number of minutes - max 30)?
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Florian
>> --
>> Nachwuschsadmin aus dem Süddeutschen/Germany.
>> eMail: Vorname [bei] frickelsoft [Punkt] net.
>
>

Resolved by setting 'no override' on the default domain policy.

Thanks to all who posted!



"Mike Matheny" <mikemathenyathoustondotrrdotcom> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Make sure that the policy for that OU is set to Enforced.
>
> --
>
> Mike Matheny
>
> "user" <a> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Domain Users are set to read and apply policy.
>> As a test I've re-set the default domain policy so there are no policy
>> settings. I've then added them to a test policy on a test OU - swettings
>> beiuyng pasword lenght minimum 4 characters, remember 6 passwords.. All
>> of the other policy settings in the test OU get applied but the password
>> policy is still stuck as 3 characters minimum, remember no passwords.
>>
>> I'm just can't see where its getting this setting from!
>>
>>
>> "Florian Frommherz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Howdy!
>>>
>>> user wrote:
>>>> The only settings used in our default domain policy are in computer
>>>> config/account policies and are
>>>
>>> So - you did override the existing default domain policy or created a
>>> new one yourself?
>>>
>>>> My problem is I want to change these settings and have done but the
>>>> changes don't have any effect.
>>>
>>> You waited for the computer to apply the changes (afaik 90 minutes + a
>>> random number of minutes - max 30)?
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> Florian
>>> --
>>> Nachwuschsadmin aus dem Süddeutschen/Germany.
>>> eMail: Vorname [bei] frickelsoft [Punkt] net.
>>
>>
>
>