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Dennis Allen
Asked: 2010-04-20 16:18:49 +0800 CST

Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Server Core local password complexity

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How can I disable the local user account password complexity settings on Windows 2008 R2 "Server Core"?

I am trying to migrate our windows 2003 web server to windows 2008 R2. I am trying to see if I can use the "Server Core" install, and it has been a very internet search intensive experience.

What I can't find out how to do is to find out how to disable password complexity for local user accounts. While our user account generator currently creates nice strong passwords, there was a time when this was not the case and unfortunately forcing the users to change their password is not an option at this time.

Any help greatly appreciated. Dennis

windows windows-server-core

1 Answers

  1. From http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/03/10/windows-server-2008-password-complexity-requirements/

    To lift the password complexity:

    secedit /export /cfg C:\new.cfg

    Then you edit new.cfg (it is ini format) and change line “PasswordComplexity = 1″ to “PasswordComplexity = 0″.

    Apply it with:

    secedit /configure /db %windir%\security\new.sdb /cfg C:\new.cfg /areas SECURITYPOLICY

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