'password never expires' checkbox

We've used a security template to set the passwords to never expire and also
used the 'net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited' command. But when we go through
computer management to see the properties of a user, the checkbox is not
checked. We set the computer date to a few years future, logged off and back
on and it didn't prompt for a password change so it looks like the change
took. Is this box not being checked a known XP problem? Thanks!

Just checked the 2003 DC and it doesn't show this box ticked despite having
a no-expiry domain policy , so I guess it's normal.

Typing 'net user {username}' at a commandprompt will give you the lowdown on
expiry.

If you are concerned about travelling users being caught 'with their pants
down' by a surprise expiry, then you could also increase the warning interval
to 999 days. That way, if expiry does somehow reactivate itself you should
hopefully know before the trip starts.

"LarryW" wrote:

We've used a security template to set the passwords to never expire and also
used the 'net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited' command. But when we go through
computer management to see the properties of a user, the checkbox is not
checked. We set the computer date to a few years future, logged off and back
on and it didn't prompt for a password change so it looks like the change
took. Is this box not being checked a known XP problem? Thanks!

This is for Windows XP Embedded systems which might be in the field for more than
3 years so we were hoping to be sure the passwords didn't expire :-)

In article , Anteaus wrote:
From: Anteaus
Subject: 'password never expires' checkbox
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:16:01 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

Just checked the 2003 DC and it doesn't show this box ticked despite having
a no-expiry domain policy , so I guess it's normal.

Typing 'net user {username}' at a commandprompt will give you the lowdown on
expiry.

If you are concerned about travelling users being caught 'with their pants
down' by a surprise expiry, then you could also increase the warning interval
to 999 days. That way, if expiry does somehow reactivate itself you should
hopefully know before the trip starts.

"LarryW" wrote:

We've used a security template to set the passwords to never expire and also
used the 'net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited' command. But when we go through
computer management to see the properties of a user, the checkbox is not
checked. We set the computer date to a few years future, logged off and back
on and it didn't prompt for a password change so it looks like the change
took. Is this box not being checked a known XP problem? Thanks!