Incorrect error message on password change (AD)

(Sorry for re-posting this, but no one answered the first
time, and the original is probably older than anyone is
going to look at.)

We are running WSS in AD Account Creation mode. When a
user changes his/her password through the Site Settings >
Update my information > Change password page, the
following error is sometimes generated:
Error
Error setting password for user account "DOMAIN\account".
The password must be at least 7 characters, must contain
capitals, numerals, or punctuation; and cannot contain the
account or full name. Enter a password that meets these
requirements in both text boxes.
Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services.

The problem is, the password requirement is 8 characters,
not 7.

My first preference is to change the error message to say
8 instead of 7.

Optionally, I can change the requirement to 7 characters
(which I don't really want to do), but I'm not sure how to
do that. Can I just change the Windows Security Policy on
the AD domain controller?

TIA.

Iyaz
Tue Jan 06 14:27:43 CST 2004

Changing the password policy is not WSS job. I believe you need to use the
DC to set this policy.
-Iyaz
"WSS" <wsspost@kclinc.org> wrote in message
news:029e01c3d3da$f6ec7a10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> (Sorry for re-posting this, but no one answered the first
> time, and the original is probably older than anyone is
> going to look at.)
>
> We are running WSS in AD Account Creation mode. When a
> user changes his/her password through the Site Settings >
> Update my information > Change password page, the
> following error is sometimes generated:
> Error
> Error setting password for user account "DOMAIN\account".
> The password must be at least 7 characters, must contain
> capitals, numerals, or punctuation; and cannot contain the
> account or full name. Enter a password that meets these
> requirements in both text boxes.
> Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services.
>
> The problem is, the password requirement is 8 characters,
> not 7.
>
> My first preference is to change the error message to say
> 8 instead of 7.
>
> Optionally, I can change the requirement to 7 characters
> (which I don't really want to do), but I'm not sure how to
> do that. Can I just change the Windows Security Policy on
> the AD domain controller?
>
> TIA.

Edward
Tue Jan 06 17:32:10 CST 2004

Iyaz,

I belive the point he was making was the WSS was incorrectly reporting the
password policy that he had set on his DC. Not that I have an answer for him
though.

Ed Lee

"Iyaz" <iyaz@invalid.msn.com> wrote in message
news:O%238k0LJ1DHA.1684@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Changing the password policy is not WSS job. I believe you need to use the
> DC to set this policy.
> -Iyaz
> "WSS" <wsspost@kclinc.org> wrote in message
> news:029e01c3d3da$f6ec7a10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > (Sorry for re-posting this, but no one answered the first
> > time, and the original is probably older than anyone is
> > going to look at.)
> >
> > We are running WSS in AD Account Creation mode. When a
> > user changes his/her password through the Site Settings >
> > Update my information > Change password page, the
> > following error is sometimes generated:
> > Error
> > Error setting password for user account "DOMAIN\account".
> > The password must be at least 7 characters, must contain
> > capitals, numerals, or punctuation; and cannot contain the
> > account or full name. Enter a password that meets these
> > requirements in both text boxes.
> > Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services.
> >
> > The problem is, the password requirement is 8 characters,
> > not 7.
> >
> > My first preference is to change the error message to say
> > 8 instead of 7.
> >
> > Optionally, I can change the requirement to 7 characters
> > (which I don't really want to do), but I'm not sure how to
> > do that. Can I just change the Windows Security Policy on
> > the AD domain controller?
> >
> > TIA.
>
>

Iyaz
Wed Jan 07 15:02:04 CST 2004

Unfortunately this is a hard coded message and cannot be changed. Hope it
will be fixed.
-Iyaz
"Edward Lee" <elee@ulgm.org> wrote in message
news:u$72A5K1DHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Iyaz,
>
> I belive the point he was making was the WSS was incorrectly reporting the
> password policy that he had set on his DC. Not that I have an answer for
him
> though.
>
> Ed Lee
>
> "Iyaz" <iyaz@invalid.msn.com> wrote in message
> news:O%238k0LJ1DHA.1684@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Changing the password policy is not WSS job. I believe you need to use
the
> > DC to set this policy.
> > -Iyaz
> > "WSS" <wsspost@kclinc.org> wrote in message
> > news:029e01c3d3da$f6ec7a10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > > (Sorry for re-posting this, but no one answered the first
> > > time, and the original is probably older than anyone is
> > > going to look at.)
> > >
> > > We are running WSS in AD Account Creation mode. When a
> > > user changes his/her password through the Site Settings >
> > > Update my information > Change password page, the
> > > following error is sometimes generated:
> > > Error
> > > Error setting password for user account "DOMAIN\account".
> > > The password must be at least 7 characters, must contain
> > > capitals, numerals, or punctuation; and cannot contain the
> > > account or full name. Enter a password that meets these
> > > requirements in both text boxes.
> > > Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services.
> > >
> > > The problem is, the password requirement is 8 characters,
> > > not 7.
> > >
> > > My first preference is to change the error message to say
> > > 8 instead of 7.
> > >
> > > Optionally, I can change the requirement to 7 characters
> > > (which I don't really want to do), but I'm not sure how to
> > > do that. Can I just change the Windows Security Policy on
> > > the AD domain controller?
> > >
> > > TIA.
> >
> >
>
>

anonymous
Mon Jan 12 11:57:03 CST 2004

Thanks for the input; at least I won't bang my head on it
trying to fix it. Am I understanding correctly that I can
change the domain password policy to make the error
message correct?


>-----Original Message-----
>Unfortunately this is a hard coded message and cannot be
changed. Hope it
>will be fixed.
>-Iyaz
>"Edward Lee" <elee@ulgm.org> wrote in message
>news:u$72A5K1DHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Iyaz,
>>
>> I belive the point he was making was the WSS was
incorrectly reporting the
>> password policy that he had set on his DC. Not that I
have an answer for
>him
>> though.
>>
>> Ed Lee
>>
>> "Iyaz" <iyaz@invalid.msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:O%238k0LJ1DHA.1684@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Changing the password policy is not WSS job. I
believe you need to use
>the
>> > DC to set this policy.
>> > -Iyaz
>> > "WSS" <wsspost@kclinc.org> wrote in message
>> > news:029e01c3d3da$f6ec7a10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> > > (Sorry for re-posting this, but no one answered the
first
>> > > time, and the original is probably older than
anyone is
>> > > going to look at.)
>> > >
>> > > We are running WSS in AD Account Creation mode.
When a
>> > > user changes his/her password through the Site
Settings >
>> > > Update my information > Change password page, the
>> > > following error is sometimes generated:
>> > > Error
>> > > Error setting password for user
account "DOMAIN\account".
>> > > The password must be at least 7 characters, must
contain
>> > > capitals, numerals, or punctuation; and cannot
contain the
>> > > account or full name. Enter a password that meets
these
>> > > requirements in both text boxes.
>> > > Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint
Services.
>> > >
>> > > The problem is, the password requirement is 8
characters,
>> > > not 7.
>> > >
>> > > My first preference is to change the error message
to say
>> > > 8 instead of 7.
>> > >
>> > > Optionally, I can change the requirement to 7
characters
>> > > (which I don't really want to do), but I'm not sure
how to
>> > > do that. Can I just change the Windows Security
Policy on
>> > > the AD domain controller?
>> > >
>> > > TIA.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>