Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure - Minimum Password Length for BranchAdmins Group

Configure Minimum Password Length for BranchAdmins Group

Question

SIMULATION

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You need to ensure that the minimum password length for members of the BranchAdmins group is 12 characters. The solution must affect only the BranchAdmins group.

To complete this task, sign in the required computer or computers.

Explanations

To ensure that the minimum password length for members of the BranchAdmins group is 12 characters, you can follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the domain controller or a member server that has the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in installed.

  2. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in by clicking on Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.

  3. In the console tree, expand the domain name, and then click on the Users container.

  4. Locate the BranchAdmins group, right-click on it, and select Properties.

  5. In the BranchAdmins Properties dialog box, click on the Account tab.

  6. Under the Account tab, click on the Password must meet complexity requirements check box to clear it.

  7. In the Minimum password length box, type 12, and then click OK.

Now, the minimum password length for members of the BranchAdmins group is set to 12 characters. This change will only affect the members of the BranchAdmins group, and other users will not be affected.