Password Expiry

Hi Everyone,
We have over two hundred users who never log into our domain using a PC but
have a mobile phone which they use to get emails from off our Exchange 2007
server so have a user account in our AD.

Our domain is set to expire passwords every 60 days (users must change their
password every 60 days).

The problem is the mobile phone users don't know when their passwords expire
until their phone stops getting emails, then the call IT Support for a
password reset as they have no facility to change their password themselves.
How do others get round this issue? I could set their passwords to never
expire but feel this is a bit of a security weakness so I am reluctant to go
down this route.

What other options do I have to stop the users calling IT support to get
their passwords reset?

Regards
John

Hello John,

Check out this one:
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge...to-expire.aspx

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi Everyone,
> We have over two hundred users who never log into our domain using a
> PC but
> have a mobile phone which they use to get emails from off our Exchange
> 2007
> server so have a user account in our AD.
> Our domain is set to expire passwords every 60 days (users must change
> their password every 60 days).
>
> The problem is the mobile phone users don't know when their passwords
> expire until their phone stops getting emails, then the call IT
> Support for a password reset as they have no facility to change their
> password themselves. How do others get round this issue? I could set
> their passwords to never expire but feel this is a bit of a security
> weakness so I am reluctant to go down this route.
>
> What other options do I have to stop the users calling IT support to
> get their passwords reset?
>
> Regards
> John

Hi Meinolf,
Thanks for the link. I will give it a try. I still have the problem of how
do I get the users to change their password once they revieve notification
their password is about to expire?

Users never log into the network using an AD attached PC?

Regards
John

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

> Hello John,
>
> Check out this one:
> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge...to-expire.aspx
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
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> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> > We have over two hundred users who never log into our domain using a
> > PC but
> > have a mobile phone which they use to get emails from off our Exchange
> > 2007
> > server so have a user account in our AD.
> > Our domain is set to expire passwords every 60 days (users must change
> > their password every 60 days).
> >
> > The problem is the mobile phone users don't know when their passwords
> > expire until their phone stops getting emails, then the call IT
> > Support for a password reset as they have no facility to change their
> > password themselves. How do others get round this issue? I could set
> > their passwords to never expire but feel this is a bit of a security
> > weakness so I am reluctant to go down this route.
> >
> > What other options do I have to stop the users calling IT support to
> > get their passwords reset?
> >
> > Regards
> > John
>
>
>

Hello John,

You can use a Terminal server where they logon to change it or the use a
VPN connection on there machines to connect to your domain.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi Meinolf,
> Thanks for the link. I will give it a try. I still have the problem
> of how
> do I get the users to change their password once they revieve
> notification
> their password is about to expire?
> Users never log into the network using an AD attached PC?
>
> Regards
> John
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>
>> Hello John,
>>
>> Check out this one:
>> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge.../notifying-use
>> rs-by-e-mail-their-password-is-going-to-expire.aspx
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>> We have over two hundred users who never log into our domain using a
>>> PC but
>>> have a mobile phone which they use to get emails from off our
>>> Exchange
>>> 2007
>>> server so have a user account in our AD.
>>> Our domain is set to expire passwords every 60 days (users must
>>> change
>>> their password every 60 days).
>>> The problem is the mobile phone users don't know when their
>>> passwords expire until their phone stops getting emails, then the
>>> call IT Support for a password reset as they have no facility to
>>> change their password themselves. How do others get round this
>>> issue? I could set their passwords to never expire but feel this is
>>> a bit of a security weakness so I am reluctant to go down this
>>> route.
>>>
>>> What other options do I have to stop the users calling IT support to
>>> get their passwords reset?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> John