How To Set Password Policy In Active Directory?
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1. Open the Group Policy Management console.
2. Create a new group policy object (GPO) and name it “Password Policy”.
3. Right-click the GPO and select “Edit”.
4. In the Group Policy Management Editor window, navigate to Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy.
5. Here you can set the password policy settings such as password length, complexity requirements, password history, account lockout policy, etc.
6. Once you have set the policy settings, click “OK” and then “Apply” the changes.
7. Link the GPO to the organizational unit containing the users that you want to apply the password policy to.
8. Run a “Group Policy Update” to ensure all users receive the policy.