Password Expiration Reminder

How can I notify, or remind users, through Active Directory, to change password xx days before?

 

Hi, TheodosiouT. Welcome to Windows BBS!

I am not familiar with your issue but I think the following link might help you get going in the right direction.

• Microsoft TechNet: Password Management and Synchronization

Please let us know.

 

Thx but the link it is not helpful

 

MS Net send.
Would this work for you?
Do you need / want to stay with MS product or is 3rd party allowed?

 

Am talking about the default 14 day notification for Active Directory which is not working!

I set:

Interactive logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration..

I set this option to begin prompting 1 day before password expires.. But is not working..

I use the following procedure
1. Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key:
\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Add or modify the following entry:
PasswordExpiryWarning: REG_DWORD: <number of days>
4. Click OK and quit Registry Editor.

but it still does not works

 

I Googled PasswordExpiryWarning and got approx 692 results.

One of those results is a forum thread that finally suggests the string should be all lowercase (passwordexpirywarning). Unfortunately, the thread does not have a follow-up indicating whether the suggestion worked or not.

While many of those Google links specify the case as you have shown, the all lowercase idea might be worth a shot.

I checked my own (Windows XP Home SP2) registry at the location you specified and the string is indeed all lowercase. (To the best of my knowledge, I have never manually edited that key.)

This thread states the registry edit must be done on each computer that you wish to configure.


If those ideas don't work, I guess I'd run sfc /scannow to be sure all Windows protected system files are present and proper versions.

This is unfamiliar territory for me so I am currently at a loss for further suggestions.