setting minimum password length for users...

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Mark

Hello,

I have a machine running Win2k Server. I need to create
a "Local" user that can have a 3 character password (I
know that's bad, but it's necessary). I went into Group
Policy through MMC and set the minimum characters to 3. I
start creating my user and put in the 3 character password
and keep getting the error that the minimum password
requirements are not being met. I do not have any other
password requirements setup. Am I doing this wrong? Am I
in the wrong place to edit password settings for local
users? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

P.S. This is not a DC, this is our Application server.
We are on a domain. Thanks.

Mark
 
On that server use secpol.msc to view the effective setting for that policy. It is
possible that if that server is in an OU where that settining is enabled, that local
settings could be overriden. Otherwise try rebooting the server. "Net accounts" can
also be used on that server to view local account policy settings. -- Steve
 
You are in a domain, right? My guess is that the domain requires more
characters than 3? Remember, local policies are overridden by Site GPOs,
Domain GPOs, and OU GPOs, where there is a conflict. THis will include the
Domain GPO that configures the Domain Accoutn Policies! So, if you are in
the domain, the local Account POlicy has NO CHANCE against the Domain
Account Policy. The only way to configure your local SAM to have 3 character
passwords is to place your computer account (for the server) into an OU,
then configure a GPO linked to this OU with a special Account Policy. This
should work just fine!
 
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