Did I write that? Jeez, don't let my mom see that[1] Blocking inheritance does NOT stop the domain password policies from being applied. They are by default set to the equivilent of no override, IIRC.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. [1] Retired English teacher. > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 3:46 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: AD Complex Passwords Question > > > Well, that jives with what I'm finding out here. That's certainly > frustrating in a situation like mine. Oh well... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 3:40 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: AD Complex Passwords Question > > > 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&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=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]
