Password, which is same as username should not be allowed

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Ellaba

How do deny that password are not same as username in
Windows 2000 server?

Thanks in advance :)

Br,
Ellaba from Finland
 
Not sure about that one specifically, but you can use policies to enforce
complex passwords, so unless someone's login name is UserAbC12Xf5, it's
unlikely to happen ;-)
 
set the policy to enable "Passwords must meet complexity requirements"

\Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account
Policies\Password Policy

225230 Enabling Strong Password Functionality in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=225230

Michael Cook
Microsoft PSS Security Team
Windows 2000 MCSE, MCSA, CISSP

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