windows 2000 password policy

[edifreak]

Hello all! I'm planning to setup a password policy on our company's domain. The policy is configured as below

Enforced Password history - 5
Maximum password age - 90 days
Minimum password age - 15 days
Mimimum password length - 8
Password must meet complexity - Enabled
requirements

Now, i need to make existing users to change their passwords next time they logon. I thought i will tick that checkbox in user properties which said "user must change at next logon", but i really dont want to do that for every user. Is there any ways to automate this process?

Thanks in advance.

 

[NetIntruder]

I had this very same issue rolling out a policy. The method I went with was to use Hyena. This tool allows you to modify multiple accounts at the same time. Since I was rolling out the policy based on office location, I was able to select the contents of an entire OU and modify the properties of hundreds of accounts in a minute or two.



~Intruder~

"The Less You Do, The Less Can Go Wrong"

 

[Jpoandl]

Otherwise you would have to create a script to force the changing of the password for all users.

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/39993/39993.html

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/activedirectory/bulksteps.asp#heading4

Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003

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[edifreak]

Thanks NetIntruder. Is that tool free?

Joseph, do you have the complete article posted on the winnetmag site you gave me?

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/39993/39993.html