c. Setting a Domain Level policy in Active Directory

To add user at cmd line use the following command

C:\>net user terrance P@ssw0rd /add

To get information about a user

C:\>net user terrance

C:\>net user superman

To delete user at cmd line use the following command

C:\>net user terrance /del

To exit the cmd line type exit

C:\>exit

Change minimum password length through Group Policy Management GUI To open Group Policy Management * Click Start * Select Adminstrative Tools * Select Group Policy Management * click + to expand Forest * click + to expand Domain * click + to expand Organizational Unit (OU) * right click Default Domain policy * select edit * click + to expand Computer Configuration * click + to expand Policies * click + to expand Windows Settings * click + to expand Security Settings * click + to expand Account Policies * click on Password Policy * Double-click Minimum Password Length * Change default value of policy setting password must be at least from 7 to ?? * Click ok to apply the setting to the domain * Verify the modified minimum password with visual check on password Policy summary page * to update the policy change go to CMD

C:\>gpupdate /force

* test new policy by trying add a new user with password less than 10 char - below fails

C:\>net user peaches P@ssw0rd /add

* * test new policy by trying add a new user with password less than 10 char - below succeds

C:\>net user peaches P@ssw0rd12 /add