By default there is a single PW policy set at the domain level. Some 3rd party tools will give you multiple policies for passwords and the functionality you are looking for
Specops is one of those vendors http://www.specopssoft.com/ troy From: Campbell, Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 11:06 AM To: Active Directory Admin Issues Subject: RE: GPO for Resetting Passwords Password history restrictions are set at the domain. You can't enforce not using a previous password within just a given OU. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 12:59 PM To: Active Directory Admin Issues Subject: GPO for Resetting Passwords I would like to force a group (in an OU of Active Directory) of users to key a new password when they logon. Along with that, they cannot use the previous password. Can that be done through a GPO? Thanks... Troy Troy Adkins Network Administrator Virginia House of Delegates 804.698.1567 (O) 804.771.7917 (F) ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ ~ ~ ************************************************************************************************** Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ************************************************************************************************** ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ ~ ~ ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=400> ~
