Reset Password, Can't unlock Windows 2000 Workstation

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Greetings,

I have a client who has many Windows 2000 Pro workstations. I have Group
Policy set to enable the password protected screensaver after 10 minutes. If
the user forgets their password (happens often) and the password is reset;
the workstation is still looking for the old password. Is there a way to get
the windows 2000 workstations to check against the new password?

Thanks in advance!!
 
try to reset the user password through Active Directory and use the new
password to unlock the workstation.
 
That's where it is currently being reset, that's where the problem lies.

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Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


el said:
try to reset the user password through Active Directory and use the new
password to unlock the workstation.
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You don't have to use that users credentials, andy Admin account can unlock
it.

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Rich Holmes said:
That's where it is currently being reset, that's where the problem lies.
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I understand that, however if the user is in an application and hasn't saved
their work, they will lose it....

FYI - I have found the answer for anyone looking for it, the settings is:

Computer>Windows>Security>Local>Security Options>Interactive Logon: Require
DC to unlock workstation


--
Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


Phillip Windell said:
You don't have to use that users credentials, andy Admin account can unlock
it.
Click to expand...
 
I know that, however the user will lose any unsaved data which is not
acceptable.
FYI - I have found the setting in Group Policy to fix it and it is:

Computer>Windows>Security>Local>Security Options>Interactive Logon: Require
DC to unlock workstation.


--
Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


Phillip Windell said:
You don't have to use that users credentials, andy Admin account can unlock
it.
Click to expand...
 
Is this setting only available to Windows Server 2003. I couldn't find it
in our Windows 2000 SBS Server.
Rich Holmes said:
I know that, however the user will lose any unsaved data which is not
acceptable.
FYI - I have found the setting in Group Policy to fix it and it is:

Computer>Windows>Security>Local>Security Options>Interactive Logon: Require
DC to unlock workstation.


--
Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


Phillip Windell said:
You don't have to use that users credentials, andy Admin account can unlock
it.

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Rich Holmes said:
That's where it is currently being reset, that's where the problem lies.

--
Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


:

try to reset the user password through Active Directory and use the new
password to unlock the workstation.

Greetings,

I have a client who has many Windows 2000 Pro workstations. I have
Group
Policy set to enable the password protected screensaver after 10 minutes.
If
the user forgets their password (happens often) and the password
Click to expand...
is
reset;
the workstation is still looking for the old password. Is there a
Click to expand...
way
to
get
the windows 2000 workstations to check against the new password?

Thanks in advance!!
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Technically it's under Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security
Settings>Local Policies>Security Options
It's there.

--
Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


el said:
Is this setting only available to Windows Server 2003. I couldn't find it
in our Windows 2000 SBS Server.
Rich Holmes said:
I know that, however the user will lose any unsaved data which is not
acceptable.
FYI - I have found the setting in Group Policy to fix it and it is:

Computer>Windows>Security>Local>Security Options>Interactive Logon: Require
DC to unlock workstation.


--
Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


Phillip Windell said:
You don't have to use that users credentials, andy Admin account can unlock
it.

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

That's where it is currently being reset, that's where the problem lies.

--
Network Engineer
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+


:

try to reset the user password through Active Directory and use the new
password to unlock the workstation.

Greetings,

I have a client who has many Windows 2000 Pro workstations. I have
Group
Policy set to enable the password protected screensaver after 10
minutes.
If
the user forgets their password (happens often) and the password is
reset;
the workstation is still looking for the old password. Is there a way
to
get
the windows 2000 workstations to check against the new password?

Thanks in advance!!
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