Local Vista User Account using Domain Security Pol?

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Ok, Simple question.

I have a Local User Account created on a Vista Business computer. This
Vista system is on our Domain. I need to have this local account NOT
use the Domain password policies.

I am NOT able to go in and edit or change these with the Local
Security Policy (They are grayed out).
I am using a Domain Admin account.

How do I change this?

All I really want to do is remove these for this local account
 
This happens when you have a GPO applied to an OU that contains this
computer, and the GPO sets password policy. In other words, locally, no you
can't do anything as this is enforced using GPOs.

If you are the domain admin, however, you can restructure your GPOs. One
option would be to create a new OU for computers that should not have this
policy. Then either make sure this GPO does not apply to that OU, or set a
new GPO that overrides this one.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that there is only one password
GPO for a domain. You can't have different ones for each OU...

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that there is only one password
GPO for a domain. You can't have different ones for each OU...
Click to expand...

Jesper is talking about GPOs that contain password policies that are linked
some where other than at the domain level. Such GPOs will not affect domain
accounts but will affect accounts in the local SAM of any computer which
processes such GPOs.
 
hmm, I was afraid that was the case. I really only need to change the
local pol for the local account.

I can restructure our AD and remove the systems from that GPO i was
just wanting to find a quick way out. This is only for 3 systems that
need to have a local account with a set password due to a custom app.

Thanks for the info.

Was this the same with XP Pro?
 
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