Local Vista User Account using Domain Security Pol?

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Noob

Guest
Ok, Simple question.

I have a Local User Account created on a Vista Business computer. This

Vista system is on our Domain. I need to have this local account NOT

use the Domain password policies.

I am NOT able to go in and edit or change these with the Local

Security Policy (They are grayed out).

I am using a Domain Admin account.

How do I change this?

All I really want to do is remove these for this local account

 
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Jesper

Guest
This happens when you have a GPO applied to an OU that contains this

computer, and the GPO sets password policy. In other words, locally, no you

can't do anything as this is enforced using GPOs.

If you are the domain admin, however, you can restructure your GPOs. One

option would be to create a new OU for computers that should not have this

policy. Then either make sure this GPO does not apply to that OU, or set a

new GPO that overrides this one.

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Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047010155...rotectyourwi-20

"Noob" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Ok, Simple question.

>

> I have a Local User Account created on a Vista Business computer. This

> Vista system is on our Domain. I need to have this local account NOT

> use the Domain password policies.

>

> I am NOT able to go in and edit or change these with the Local

> Security Policy (They are grayed out).

> I am using a Domain Admin account.

>

> How do I change this?

>

> All I really want to do is remove these for this local account

> </span>

 
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Hank Arnold (MVP)

Guest
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that there is only one password

GPO for a domain. You can't have different ones for each OU...

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

Jesper wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> This happens when you have a GPO applied to an OU that contains this

> computer, and the GPO sets password policy. In other words, locally, no you

> can't do anything as this is enforced using GPOs.

>

> If you are the domain admin, however, you can restructure your GPOs. One

> option would be to create a new OU for computers that should not have this

> policy. Then either make sure this GPO does not apply to that OU, or set a

> new GPO that overrides this one.

> ---

> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:

> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047010155...rotectyourwi-20

>

>

> "Noob" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> Ok, Simple question.

>>

>> I have a Local User Account created on a Vista Business computer. This

>> Vista system is on our Domain. I need to have this local account NOT

>> use the Domain password policies.

>>

>> I am NOT able to go in and edit or change these with the Local

>> Security Policy (They are grayed out).

>> I am using a Domain Admin account.

>>

>> How do I change this?

>>

>> All I really want to do is remove these for this local account

>></span></span>

 
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Paul Adare

Guest
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:22:32 -0400, Hank Arnold (MVP) wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that there is only one password

> GPO for a domain. You can't have different ones for each OU...</span>

Jesper is talking about GPOs that contain password policies that are linked

some where other than at the domain level. Such GPOs will not affect domain

accounts but will affect accounts in the local SAM of any computer which

processes such GPOs.

<span style="color:blue">

>

> Jesper wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> This happens when you have a GPO applied to an OU that contains this

>> computer, and the GPO sets password policy. In other words, locally, no you

>> can't do anything as this is enforced using GPOs.

>>

>> If you are the domain admin, however, you can restructure your GPOs. One

>> option would be to create a new OU for computers that should not have this

>> policy. Then either make sure this GPO does not apply to that OU, or set a

>> new GPO that overrides this one.

>> ---

>> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:

>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047010155...rotectyourwi-20

>>

>>

>> "Noob" wrote:

>> <span style="color:darkred">

>>> Ok, Simple question.

>>>

>>> I have a Local User Account created on a Vista Business computer. This

>>> Vista system is on our Domain. I need to have this local account NOT

>>> use the Domain password policies.

>>>

>>> I am NOT able to go in and edit or change these with the Local

>>> Security Policy (They are grayed out).

>>> I am using a Domain Admin account.

>>>

>>> How do I change this?

>>>

>>> All I really want to do is remove these for this local account

>>></span></span></span>

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Paul Adare

MVP - Virtual Machines

http://www.identit.ca

The faulty interface lies between the chair and the keyboard.

 
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Noob

Guest
hmm, I was afraid that was the case. I really only need to change the

local pol for the local account.

I can restructure our AD and remove the systems from that GPO i was

just wanting to find a quick way out. This is only for 3 systems that

need to have a local account with a set password due to a custom app.

Thanks for the info.

Was this the same with XP Pro?

 
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