Domain Policy Updation

I was asked by an Network Manager in XYZ-Medical University in Peshawar about a problme in Domain controller that he was facing, he told me:

Network Manager Said:

I am trying to change the password options for my Domain Controller (on Windows Server-2003), like i want to make my password length say 5 character and second i want to remove the passowrd complexity like in windows server 2003 by default you have to give password a combination of character, numbers and special characters (@,# et) now i have done the necessary steps but still its not working, like still for new user, the system is asking for complex password.
So he request me to help me out in this :(

Solution:

After looking for some solution i got the answer and it was so simple, "Actually this is the problme in Windows Server-2003 whenever you make changes in "DOMAIN SECURIT POLICY" & "DOMAIN CONTROOLER SECURITY POLICY" so the changes will not effect until you update the group policy. The detail steps to do this is as under:

Start --> Administrative Tools --> Domain Security policy --> Account Policy --> Password Policy

Then here DISABLE the option "Password must meet the complexity requirement" and define size for "Password minimum Length". Here we have done with the definition now to make the chaages effect, lets look it:

Steps:

1. Go to command prompt
2. Run
3. cmd
4. c:\> gpupdate
or
c:\> gpupdate/force

and it will now work and the MIS Manager also done with the problem.

I hope it will be informative for you :)