clear password history

[Sean]

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How do you clear Windows 2000 logon password history?

 

[Guest]

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Hi Sean,

Open gpedit.msc (Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc -> click OK). Under Computer
Configuration drill down under Windows Settings -> Security Settings ->
Local Policies -> Security Options.

Here look for policy: Interactive Logon: Number of previous logons to
cache... Set this number to 0 (default is 10).

Restart the computer and check if the cache was cleared (if you can logon
with cached credentials)...

Mike

"Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do you clear Windows 2000 logon password history?

 

[Guest]

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If you are talking about an Active Directory domain, I don't believe you can
as it is used to enforce password policy for users. A domain administrator
can of course change the password history setting in Domain Security
Policy. --- Steve


"Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do you clear Windows 2000 logon password history?

 

[Guest]

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Hi Steve,

If I understood the Sean question he needs to clear the password cache
(password cache e.g. used by user to logon to his laptop at home when he is
away from his/hers computer.

If this is so, solution in my first post should help out. It is also a
solution used by Microsoft PSS when they need for a user to clear his
password cache...

Still it is possible that I misunderstood the question which wouldn't be the
first time ... . It is also possible that Steve had some other password
(or password cache) in mind.

Mike

"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
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> If you are talking about an Active Directory domain, I don't believe you
can
> as it is used to enforce password policy for users. A domain administrator
> can of course change the password history setting in Domain Security
> Policy. --- Steve
>
>
> "Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:71C9561D-9E27-4B5D-A6B8-DF44BE2A99FA@microsoft.com...
> > How do you clear Windows 2000 logon password history?
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Hey Mike.

I was not sure either, I though that somebody was looking for a way to
bypass the password policy at the domain level to quickly reuse an old
password again? Hopefully one way or the other he found the info he
eeds. --- Steve


"Miha Pihler" <mihap-news@atlantis.si> wrote in message
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> Hi Steve,
>
> If I understood the Sean question he needs to clear the password cache
> (password cache e.g. used by user to logon to his laptop at home when he
> is
> away from his/hers computer.
>
> If this is so, solution in my first post should help out. It is also a
> solution used by Microsoft PSS when they need for a user to clear his
> password cache...
>
> Still it is possible that I misunderstood the question which wouldn't be
> the
> first time ... . It is also possible that Steve had some other password
> (or password cache) in mind.
>
> Mike
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ng0bd.354024$mD.68552@attbi_s02...
>> If you are talking about an Active Directory domain, I don't believe you
> can
>> as it is used to enforce password policy for users. A domain
>> administrator
>> can of course change the password history setting in Domain Security
>> Policy. --- Steve
>>
>>
>> "Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:71C9561D-9E27-4B5D-A6B8-DF44BE2A99FA@microsoft.com...
>> > How do you clear Windows 2000 logon password history?
>>
>>
>
>