Actually, I don't believe blocking inheritance does NOT affect the domain wide password policy requirements.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bud DAWSON [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 1:02 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: AD Complex Passwords Question > > > Hi Matt > > Yes, you can "block inheritance" (there is a check box) for > any OU to stop > the effect of a Domain-level policy (such as password rules) > being applied > to any objects residing in that OU. However, if the somebody > turns on "No > Override" for some policy at the domain level, then you, as an OU > administrator, cannot block that particular policy from > applying to your OU. > (This is the business practice that says "the higher up the > tree you live, > the bigger stick you have") > > Cheers > > Bud > > Windows System Administrator, MCSE 2000 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: June 25, 2003 8:42 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: AD Complex Passwords Question > > > We're just beginning to implement AD here, and I have a quick > question on > the complex passwords setting. I know that this is a > domain-level setting, > and that you can't specify that just a single OU gets the > complex passwords, > but is there a way to turn it OFF for a specific OU (I'm guesssing the > answer is NO, but I figured I'd ask the experts anyway)? I > would really > like to have the complex passwords be in place for my staff > but not for my > public PC's (this is a library). Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Matt > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&tex t_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
