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Account lockout issue

Hi all

We have a windows 2008R2 environment with Windows 7 workstations.
Default domain policy is set to the following
Account lockout threshold - Not defined
It was defined when we first created the domain as 3 incorrect passwords and would lock, we since turned this option off but the accounts still lockout after 3 incorrect logins.
We then tried to extend the number of incorrect logins to 999 still the same!
We changed it weeks ago to Not defined and have performed gpupdates on servers and workstations but all still locks out on 3 incorrect passwords
We have checked all through GP and there is no other reference anywhere for password lockouts
Any help greatly appreciated

Mike Kline

Are you setting the setting on a GPO that is linked at the domain root level? Also run an RSoP report just to make sure there is not another GPO that may have a conflicting setting.

Thanks

Mike

neothwin

pls try with rsop.msc (or gpresult /z) on a client computer with a user account. The result will show the resultant gpo setting and where does it come from.

CheadleAcacademy

ASKER

Thanks for that, It is set at root level.
Ran the RSoP and it states Not Defined for Account Lockout Policy
Thanks

Mike Kline

Any chance fine grained passwords have been defined for groups or users. That is a feature available in 2008.

Thanks

Mike

CheadleAcacademy

ASKER

Not sure what or where fine grained passwords are sorry?
Also ran gpresult /a and none stated for account lockout
Cheers

Mike Kline

No problem more on PSO settings here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770848(WS.10).aspx

Thanks

Mike

McKnife

@neothwin
> pls try with rsop.msc (or gpresult /z) on a client computer with a user account. The result will show the resultant gpo setting and where does it come from.
No. This will show the active policy for local accounts, not domain accounts (yes, those could be the same, but don't have to).

@CheadleAcacademy
Perform rsop.msc right on your domain controller. I think there is another policy with active settings that precede over the DDP.

CheadleAcacademy

ASKER

hi still says not defined directly on the server?
cheers

CheadleAcacademy

ASKER

checked the attributes for fine grained password and it is set to 0 in there as well

McKnife

Strange. Please logon to a DC and fire the command
net accounts
What's the output?

CheadleAcacademy

ASKER

Cheers, Done net accounts and it states lockout threshold 3
so it is there somewhere?

McKnife

There is something broken.
Maybe you are able to use the command line to modify it (again at a domain controller):
net accounts /lockoutthreshold:10
This will relect not only the next time you use net accounts without parameters but even the next time you open up your password policy as I could just test on my lab DC.

CheadleAcacademy

ASKER

Ok, I have now set the following command:-
net accounts /lockoutthreshold:0
This has stopped the accounts getting locked out so thanks for that, will this be a perminant sollution or is it something we would have to do if we restart the server?
Cheers
Jon

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CheadleAcacademy

ASKER

Very very helpfull.
Thanks very much