{"id":4961,"date":"2023-12-07T15:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T23:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/SUMMALAI.COM\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2023-12-07T15:24:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T23:24:59","slug":"how-to-modify-the-password-policy-for-windows-server-by-using-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/SUMMALAI.COM\/?p=4961","title":{"rendered":"How to Modify the Password Policies for Windows Server by Using Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Password complexity is a Local Policy setting named “Passwords must meet complexity requirements<\/strong>” under Computer Configuration\/Windows Settings\/Security Settings\/Account Policies\/Password Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Server Core installation, there is no graphical user interface to set this policy.
Instead, use secedit to import and export the security settings from a Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 and later versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. First export your security configuration using the following command:

    secedit \/export \/cfg C:\\securityconfig.cfg
    \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Then open notepad.exe and edit the C:\\securityconfig.cfg file.
    Under [System Access] you should find PAssword complexity = 1
    Change the value to 0 and save the file.<\/li>
  3. You can also modify policies like Minimum Password Age, Lockout Duration, etc.
    \u00a0<\/li>
  4. Then fire up the next command to import the configuration:

    secedit \/configure \/db C:\\Windows\\security\\new.sdb \/cfg C:\\securityconfig.cfg \/areas SECURITYPOLICY<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Password complexity is a Local Policy setting named “Passwords must meet complexity requirements” under Computer Configuration\/Windows Settings\/Security Settings\/Account Policies\/Password Policy. In a Server Core installation, there is no graphical user interface to set this policy.Instead, use secedit to import and export the security settings from a Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 and later Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,15],"tags":[1726,1725,1723,1724],"class_list":["post-4961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft","category-windows-servers","tag-lockout-duration","tag-minimum-password-age","tag-modify-the-password-policy-for-windows-server","tag-password-complexity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t