Local & Group Policies

**jb3rry** · January 18, 2005

What is the reccomend or most prefered way to add policies during an unattended install?

Thanks

**prathapml** · January 18, 2005

The long way - use secedit to make a policy file, and then apply that INF during uA setup.

The quick way (and better in many cases) - make a .REG of it, here you go - link.

Hoping this helps....

**jamesas** · January 19, 2005

Wrong topic

REMOVED

Edited January 19, 2005 by jamesas

**jb3rry** · January 19, 2005

prathapml

Tried your way and and could not find the differences. I have tried doing this in a couple of different places using different methods.

secedit /configure on the inf files

rundll32.exe on the inf files

No matter what I try (Other than manually importing the inf through mmc) These 3 and only these 3 setting are not set.

Password History

Password Length

Minimum Password Age

Any insight would be great.

**prathapml** · January 19, 2005

Those 3 can be set by the NET.exe tool, it seems. Try it at command prompt:

net accounts /?

And the best part is command-lines will fit in perfectly with unattended setups.

**jb3rry** · January 20, 2005

Thanks....

Amazing how long one can work with windows and over look some of the simpliest commands.

Thanks again

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