Second is the Password Settings Container, or PSC. Also an AD object, the PSC contains one or more PSO’s, as you might expect. You can see the PSC using Active Directory Users and Computers; it’s in ...

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Setting password policies in Windows Server 2003 and earlier versions can feel a little like a running soap opera. If the executives in your company want a year between password changes, for example, ...