PASSWD_NOTREQD

[Guest]

I'm looking at an AD dump and notice that there are many users that show PASSWD_NOTREQD
. Investigating some further this is not set anywhere so I'm assuming the user has to enter a password and the report is only causing me pain with the auditors. ANybody know where this may have been set but more important how i can change it to get the auditors off my back.

[cmccullough]

Re: PASSWD_NOTREQD

Here's some information on that one:

http://www.systemtools.com/toolboard/showthread.php?718-Question-about-useraccountcontrol-flags-specifically-PASSWD_NOTREQD

[Guest]

Re: PASSWD_NOTREQD

Hoping someone can answer this question......why? We have run a script to correct this and have confirmed there are no users with the erroneous passwd_notreqd appearing on our report. Now 30 days later more have reappeard on our current report with some users appearing on both reports. sigh

[cmccullough]

Re: PASSWD_NOTREQD

The information in the thread referenced above is all that we have on that attribute.

[kstanush]

Re: PASSWD_NOTREQD

As a test, see what happens if you remove the attribute (I assume you removed it by using a script or Hyena's Manage Directory Attributes feature), then modify a user property in Hyena and click OK. I wonder if Windows is putting the flag back when the user account is updated, even if it wasn't set initially.