asked on 1/28/2009

Password incorrect or New Password invalid. New Password length minimum: 7. Non-alphanumeric characters required: 1

I keep getting this error when I try to change my password. I'm using the ChangePassword control. I can add users and type in a 7 char password with 1 non alpha character successfully. However, when I try to change the password it fails with this error.

<membership defaultProvider="MembershipADProvider">
			<providers>
				<add
      name="MembershipADProvider"
      type="System.Web.Security.ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
      connectionStringName="ADConnectionString"
      attributeMapUsername="sAMAccountName"
      connectionUsername="********"
      connectionPassword="********
	  passwordStrengthRegularExpression=""
	  minRequiredPasswordLength="7"
      minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1"
	  />

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zekuser

1/30/2009

Mike Kline

1/28/2009

Is this a user in your AD domain?
Do you have "Password must meet complexity requirements" set to enabled on a domain linked Group Policy?

zekuser

1/28/2009

ASKER

I don't control the domain but I was informed that the policy is 7 characters 1 non alpah.

zekuser

1/28/2009

ASKER

I can create new accounts in this domain I just can't reset the password.

Mike Kline

1/28/2009

If password complexity is turned on then you have to meet these requirments
With password complexity requirements enabled, it requires 3 out of 4 of the below:

English uppercase characters (A through Z). "
English lowercase characters (a through z). "
Base-10 digits (0 through 9). "
Non-alphanumeric (for example, !, $, #, %). extended ASCII, symbolic, or linguistic characters
Many places do have it on, unless there is a custom filter there is no native policy to just say "have 1 non-alpha"

zekuser

1/28/2009

ASKER

The password I'm testing with meets those requirements. It is still failing. I can a new account passing back a password. we are using forms authentication. Could they have disable the ability for the admin user to change passwords? When a user uses attemps to change their password does it use their account or the admin account in the provider section?

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LauraEHunterMVP

1/29/2009

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zekuser

1/30/2009

ASKER

The admin user did not have the rights to reset passwords. thanks.