[Fedora-directory-users] Windows Sync and Active Directory password complexity policies

[John Dickinson]

On 18 Nov 2008, at 15:41, Hugo Etievant wrote:

> hello,
>
> The admin Guid says that : "Make sure that the Active Directory  
> password complexity policies are enabled so that the *Password Sync*  
> service will run. Run |secpol.msc|, and select *Security Settings*,  
> then *Account Policies*, and *Password Policy*. Make sure that | 
> Password must meet complexity requirements| is selected. "   ( cf http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/8.0/Windows_Sync-Configuring_Windows_Sync.html 
>  )
>
> I done the installation same as required.
>
> But after a week, I have reconfigured Active Directory and  
> unactivate the "|Password must meet complexity requirements|"  
> attribute.
> Windows Sync continue to work without problem : new very simple  
> password (for example, password identical to login) are synchronized  
> between AD and FDS.
>
> Why the Admin Guide says this attribute is mandatory ? The facts  
> show that it is not !
>
> Is it a bug ?
>
>
> The |complexity requirements are too much complicated for my users  
> (and are no configurable), i must unactivate it.|

Based on my experiments, you don't have to have complexity  
requirements turned on in AD and FDS but it would be a good idea to  
ensure any requirements are the same in both. Otherwise some passwords  
might work and others not.

You can turn off the requirement in FDS - I don't remember where and  
don't have access to my system right now - but try right clicking in  
the directory console at the userRoot, I think there is something  
about this in the menu.

John