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this has to be done at the domain level via a domain policy GPO. rightclick on your domain in ADUC and create a GPO. &nbsp;the GPO settings you need can be found in computer configuration&gt;windows settings&gt;security settings&gt;account policies&gt;password policy&gt;
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this has to be done at the domain level via a domain policy GPO. rightclick on your domain in ADUC and create a GPO.  the GPO settings you need can be found in computer configuration>windows settings>security settings>account policies>password policy>

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It looks like there is already a GPO called Default Domain Policy under the Group Policy tab in the domain properties. Nothing is configured though. I see where i can set coplexity, age, history, etc. But how can i tell it to do it the next time they log in?
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It looks like there is already a GPO called Default Domain Policy under the Group Policy tab in the domain properties. Nothing is configured though. I see where i can set coplexity, age, history, etc. But how can i tell it to do it the next time they log in?

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We want to force all users to change their password. I know i can go to each user in ADUC and select the option that the user must change the password. How can i do this for everyone instead of doing it individually? also can i make it so that they cannot use their old password again? I remember in NT4 they had these options under user manager for domains. In 2000 its all done with GPO's and AD but i am just not sure the best way to do it without screwing things up. thank you. 
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We want to force all users to change their password. I know i can go to each user in ADUC and select the option that the user must change the password. How can i do this for everyone instead of doing it individually? also can i make it so that they cannot use their old password again? I remember in NT4 they had these options under user manager for domains. In 2000 its all done with GPO's and AD but i am just not sure the best way to do it without screwing things up. thank you. 

Group Policy on domain for changing password

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