1. [OffTopic] Win2000 error msg
- Posted by gertie at ad-tek.net
Jun 16, 2001
Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot
Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords
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The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1 Professional
Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1 Server
Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1 Advanced Server
SYMPTOMS
If you log on to an MIT realm, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click Change Password,
type your existing MIT password, and then type a new, simple password that does
not
pass the dictionary check in Kadmind, you may receive the following error
message:
Your password must be at least 18770 characters and cannot repeat any of your
previous 30689 passwords. Please type a different password. Type a password that
meets these requirements in both text boxes.
Note that the number of required characters changes from 17,145 to 18,770 with
the
installation of SP1.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q276/3/04.ASP
I was lmao at that one. The password is as long as a small book, and must be
typed
in every time by hand?!? LOL!
Kat
2. Re: [OffTopic] Win2000 error msg
On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 00:31:49 -0500, wrote:
>
>
>Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters=
and
>Cannot
>Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------=
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>-----------
>The information in this article applies to:
>
>Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1 Professional
>Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1 Server
>Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1 Advanced Server
>
>
>
>SYMPTOMS
>If you log on to an MIT realm, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click=
Change
>Password,
>type your existing MIT password, and then type a new, simple
>password that does not
>pass the dictionary check in Kadmind, you may receive the=
following
>error message:
>
>Your password must be at least 18770 characters and cannot=
repeat
>any of your
>previous 30689 passwords. Please type a different password. Type=
a
>password that
>meets these requirements in both text boxes.
>Note that the number of required characters changes from 17,145=
to
>18,770 with the
>installation of SP1.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q276/3/04.ASP
>
>I was lmao at that one. The password is as long as a small book,=
and
>must be typed
>in every time by hand?!? LOL!
>
Hi kat,
It is believed that if you protect a system was a 18,770=
character
password, there is no way for someone to gain unauthorized=
access.
But I guess this did not work for Microsoft earlier this year,=
when
someone gained unauthorized access to their system :)
Chris
>Kat
>
>
>
-- Christopher Bouzy, President at Insight-Concepts.com on=
06/17/2001
