Exactly. If she swears that she changed it last month, then... :) -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:41 AM, John Hornbuckle < john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us> wrote: > Right—and her authority could well be wrong. That’s what I’m trying to > ascertain. > > > > I ran the password age tool Paul posted a link to, and it says her password > is 55 days old at the moment. I’m going to ask her when she thinks she last > changed it, to see how her perception compares. > > > > We only have one policy relating to password ages—if it weren’t working, > her password would never expire. At least, that’s the theory. > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, March 01, 2010 10:39 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Password Change History > > > > Well, you only have it on her authority that she's actually had to change > the password. > > > > When was the last date she actually changed the password? > > > Did she have problems changing it on any of the occasions where it was > warranted? > > > > Are there other passwords in the environment that need to be changed > regularly? > > > > Is she really being managed by the right group policy for password age? > > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:32 AM, John Hornbuckle < > john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us> wrote: > > Hm… That could explain a little. Still, something isn’t right. > > > > Her account was created 193 days ago—August 20th. If she’s prompted every > 76 days (and she changes the password on the day she’s prompted), then she’d > have changed it twice during that period. The first one at November 4th, > then again January 19th. > > > > She says she has had to change it 5 times, though. > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, March 01, 2010 10:21 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: Password Change History > > > > She will get reminded 14 days *prior* to the expiration date, so the > effect will be that she changes it every 76-80 days > > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:09 AM, John Hornbuckle < > john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us> wrote: > > We have a group policy requiring setting a maximum password age of 90 days. > I have a user who swears she’s having to change hers more frequently than > that. I’m not really sure how to troubleshoot… Is there some way I can > confirm whether or not what she’s saying is accurate? It seems likely that > it just FEELS like more frequently than 90 days to her, but you never > know—weird things can happen sometimes. And since we only implemented > password expiration relatively recently, it’s possible that I did something > wrong. Although I’d have expected to hear from a lot more people than just > one if that’s the case. > > > > > > > > John Hornbuckle > > MIS Department > > Taylor County School District > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
