Setting Password Security Settings and User Rights Assignments Windows Server 2003

In this exercise, you will set password security settings and user rights settings.

1. Select Start -> Administrative Tools -> Domain Security Policy.

2. Under Security Settings select Account Policies, Password Policy.

3. Double-click Minimum Password Length, and in the Minimum Password Length Properties

dialog box, set the Password Must Be At Least field to 0. Click the Apply button, then the OK

button.

4. Double-click Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements, and in the Password Must

Meet Complexity Requirements Properties dialog box, click the Disabled radio button.

Click the Apply button, then the OK button.

5. From the Default Domain Security Settings dialog box, select File -> Exit.

6. Select Start -> Administrative Tools -> Domain Controller Security Policy.

7. Under Security Settings, expand Local Policies, User Right Assignment.

8. Double-click Allow Log On Locally.

9. The Allow Log On Locally Properties dialog box will appear. Click the Define These Policy

Settings Checkbox. Click the Add User Or Group button. The Add User Or Group dialog

box will appear. In the User And Group Names field, type in Everyone and click the OK

button. In the Allow Log On Locally Properties dialog box, click the Apply button, then the

OK button.

10. From the Default Domain Controller Security Settings dialog box, select File -> Exit.

11. Leave the window open for the next lab.