Hmm - I can not find where I got this information from. The KB about disablePasswordChange has not been updated pretty long (still stated only NT in the early WS2k3 days).
The following page even states that the NT4 Workstation changes the password every 3 days, and retries after another 3 days: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/maintain/ntopt4.mspx?mfr=tr ue However I stand corrected - need to update my brains cache from google more often - to bad brains don't support TTL of websites. Gruesse - Sincerely, Ulf B. Simon-Weidner Profile & Publications: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=35E388DE-4885-4308-B489-F2F1214C811 D Weblog: http://msmvps.org/UlfBSimonWeidner Website: http://www.windowsserverfaq.org >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:41 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Machine Psswd Age > >I agree with Bob. Seven days pre-W2K, 30 days for W2K and better. > >I have never seen a machine change its password at the 50% age >and I have looked at this quite a bit for various[1] reasons. > > > joe > > > > >[1] OldCmp being one of them... > >-- >O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - >http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Free, Bob >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 3:21 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Machine Psswd Age > >The default was 7 days for NT, increased to 30 in W2K and >above. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154501/ or q175468 >or any of the old domain sizing docs. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ulf B. >Simon-Weidner >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:52 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Machine Psswd Age > >AFAIK the password change interval is set to 30 in XP (15 in >NT, W2k), but the computer accounts starts to request renewal >after 50% of the time is over. After 30 days it'll change it >if being logged onto the domain for sure (unless otherwise >configured or connected). > >Gruesse - Sincerely, > >Ulf B. Simon-Weidner > > Profile & Publications: >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=35E388DE-4885-4308-B48 >9-F2F1214 >C811 >D > Weblog: http://msmvps.org/UlfBSimonWeidner > Website: http://www.windowsserverfaq.org > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Za Vue >>Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:04 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [ActiveDir] Machine Psswd Age >> >>Anyone know how often machine passwords are renew/reset in the domain? >> >>-Z.V. >> > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
