Synchronizing Domain/Windows Passwords

[Meghan]

I recently implemented a password policy which requires the users to change their passwords every 90 days. However, I cannot get the Windows passwords (we're using 95/98 desktops) to synch with the domain password. According to Microsoft, there's supposed to be a check box in the Password dialog box (in Control Panel), yet it does not exist on my machines.

Any help?

[Simone]

This password policy works well on NT/200 clients, and not so well on Win9x machines; to make it work you must disable, on the Win9x clients, the local password cache. This can be accomplished in two ways: 1) Distribute a script to modify a registry value (I don't remember the exact key, write me if you want to know it), or 2) (much better) use the System Policy Editor to make this value be propagated on all the clients after the first network logon.
When this value is changed, all the users will have only one password (the domain password) request.
Bye

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Meghan at 4/3/2002 2:47:52 PM

I recently implemented a password policy which requires the users to change their passwords every 90 days. However, I cannot get the Windows passwords (we're using 95/98 desktops) to synch with the domain password. According to Microsoft, there's supposed to be a check box in the Password dialog box (in Control Panel), yet it does not exist on my machines.

Any help?