Comments on: Avoiding Server 2008 Password Troubles http://practical-tech.com/infrastructure/avoiding-server-2008-password-troubles/367/ for practical people. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:08:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ndamours http://practical-tech.com/infrastructure/avoiding-server-2008-password-troubles/367/comment-page-1/#comment-416 ndamours Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:38:53 +0000 http://practical-tech.com/?p=367#comment-416 Thanks for this post. I ran into the same problem. I never use uppercase in my passwords. You saved me time. Thanks for this post. I ran into the same problem. I never use uppercase in my passwords. You saved me time.

]]> By: sjvn http://practical-tech.com/infrastructure/avoiding-server-2008-password-troubles/367/comment-page-1/#comment-329 sjvn Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:15:27 +0000 http://practical-tech.com/?p=367#comment-329 Server 2003 ADS SP 1 to be precise--I've been looking further into this. What is new, as far as I can tell, is that it's the default even before you set up a password policy. Switching topics slightly, one of the things I really like about Server 2008 is the fine degree of control it gives you over password policies. You could always pull this kind of stuff up in Unix/Linux, but it took work. Server 2008, by contrast, make this almost mindlessly simple. Steven Server 2003 ADS SP 1 to be precise–I’ve been looking further into this. What is new, as far as I can tell, is that it’s the default even before you set up a password policy.

Switching topics slightly, one of the things I really like about Server 2008 is the fine degree of control it gives you over password policies. You could always pull this kind of stuff up in Unix/Linux, but it took work. Server 2008, by contrast, make this almost mindlessly simple.

Steven

]]> By: Kristian http://practical-tech.com/infrastructure/avoiding-server-2008-password-troubles/367/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Kristian Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:09:21 +0000 http://practical-tech.com/?p=367#comment-328 Oh well, these restrictions aren't new. They are the same ones MS used as Policy since Server 2003 at least. In ADS that is. Oh well, these restrictions aren’t new. They are the same ones MS used as Policy since Server 2003 at least. In ADS that is.

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