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How to fully remove domain password policy from on-prem AD
LeonPavesic Thank you for the reply. Yes that's exactly what we've done, all settings under Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy - are set to not defined. Replication across domain controllers is working. I've attached a screenshot showing the group policy at the top with the correct settings, and the local security and group policy for that particular DC showing the incorrect settings. We have ran a GPUpdate on the DC's and rebooted both of them but the settings still remain.
Hi @Claire_,
thanks for the update. You did everything right.
To ensure that the password policy is applied to the Active Directory domain controllers, you need to apply the policy directly to the OU where the domain controllers are located. Modifying the Default Domain Policy, which is linked at the root of the domain, may not have the desired effect if inheritance is blocked on the Domain Controllers OU. Make sure to target the policy specifically to the Domain Controllers OU to control the password policy for the Active Directory.
Please, check out this links:
Password policy changes aren't applied - Windows Server | Microsoft Learn
Changes are not applied when you change the password policy - Microsoft Support
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Kindest regards
Leon Pavesic
LeonPavesic Inheritance on the DC's OU is not blocked, and the domain controllers are in the correct OU, and the password policy is not coming from any other GPO.
