(Windows
2008 Server:
Lesson 3)
{ Configuring a Password
GPO Policy }
Section 0.
Background Information |
Section 1. Login to
your W2K8 server. |
- Start your Windows 2008 Server
- Instructions:
- Click on W2K8 Server
- Click on Play virtual machine

- CRTL + ALT + DELETE
- Instructions
- Virtual Machine
- Send Ctrl+Alt+Del

- Login as Administrator
- Click on the Administrator icon.

- Login
- Command:
Provide the password for the Administrator account.

Section 2. Launching
Group Policy Management |
- Launch Group Policy Management
- Instructions:
- Start --> Administrative Tools -->
Group Policy Management
-

- Create a New GPO
- Instructions:
- Navigate to Forest:security.student -->
Domains --> security.student --> Group Policy Objects.
- Highlight Group Policy Objects
- Right click on Group Policy Object
- Select New
-

- Name the New GPO
- Instructions:
- Name it "Password Policy GPO"
- Select OK.

- Edit the Password Policy GPO
- Instructions:
- Right Click on Password Policy GPO
- Select Edit

- Enter Computer Configuration
- Instructions:
- Double click on Computer Configuration

- Enter Policies
- Instructions:
- Double Click on Policies

- Enter Windows Settings
- Instructions:
- Double Click on Windows Settings.

- Enter Security Settings
- Instruction:
- Double Click on Security Settings

- Enter Account Policies
- Instruction:
- Double Click on Account Policies

- Enter Account Policies
- Instruction:
- Double Click on Password Policies

- Edit Minimum password length
- Instruction:
- Double Click on Minimum password length

- Configure Minimum password length
- Instruction:
- Check the Define this policy setting
box.
- Place 8 in the "Password must be at
least ___ characters" box.
- Click OK.

- Edit "Enforce password history"
- Instruction:
- Double Click on "Enforce password
history"

- Configure "Enforce password history"
- Instruction:
- Check the Define this policy setting
box.
- Place 4 in the "Keep password history
for ___ passwords remembered" box.
- Click OK.

- Edit Maximum password age
- Instruction:
- Double Click on Maximum password age

- Configure "Maximum password age"
- Instruction:
- Check the Define this policy setting
box.
- Place 90 in the "Password will expire
in: ___ days" box.
- Click OK.
- You will now see a minimum password age
warning. (Continue to next step).
- Minimum password age Suggested Value Changes
- Instruction:
- Select OK.

-
Proof of Lab
- Instruction:
- Do a PrtScn of your Password Policy
- Cut and Paste into a word document.
- Upload to Moodle.

- Complete Section 2, Step 8.
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