Setting password policy lower down from domain level

[Glenn M]

What are the effects of setting a different password policy than your
domain password policy at a lower ou level.

does it just not work and does this behaviour change in any way when
you use windows 2003 active directory.

Thanks

Glenn

 

[Danny Sanders]

Password policies set on the OU level take affect when logging on locally to
a computer in that OU.


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

 

[ptwilliams]

This may help clarify things:
-- http://www.msresource.net/content/view/36/46/


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Paul Williams

http://www.msresource.net/
http://forums.msresource.net/

 

[Ryan Hanisco]

Glenn,

As Paul points out, this is something that is set at the domain level only
and will not work at a lower OU. This is by design and will not change
between 2000 and 2003 Server. Remember, domains, not OUs, are security
policy boundaries.

 

[Herb Martin]

What are the effects of setting a different password policy than your
domain password policy at a lower ou level.

On domain accounts: Nothing.

does it just not work and does this behaviour change in any way when
you use windows 2003 active directory.

It just doesn't work for Domain account logons.