samba - May 2007 - Changing Windows password complexity error dialog box

Hello,

I have a Samba PDC on which I use the "check password script" option
in
smb.conf to enforce a specific password complexity policy when the XP 
user changes his password with Ctrl-Alt-Del.
This works fine, but when the password does not comply with the password 
complexity policy, XP shows the following dialog box:

"The password supplied does not meet the minimum complexity 
requirements. Please select another password that meets all of the 
following criteria: is at least 5 characters; has not been used in the 
previous 0 passwords [...] Type a password which meets these 
requirements in both text boxes"

Of course, this does not describe the actual password complexity policy. 
Is there a way to change this error message ?

Thanks,

Jerome Steunenberg

On 5/10/07, Jerome Steunenberg <jerome@lynuxsolutions.com>
wrote:
> I have a Samba PDC on which I use the "check password script"
option in
> smb.conf to enforce a specific password complexity policy when the XP
> user changes his password with Ctrl-Alt-Del.
> This works fine, but when the password does not comply with the password
> complexity policy, XP shows the following dialog box:
>
> "The password supplied does not meet the minimum complexity
> requirements. Please select another password that meets all of the
> following criteria: is at least 5 characters; has not been used in the
> previous 0 passwords [...] Type a password which meets these
> requirements in both text boxes"
I *think* that the details of this error message are determined by
whatever Windows thinks the password security policy is.  That's
configured under Local Security Policy (which is under Control Panel,
under Administrative Tools).  Go under Account Policies, under
Password Policy, and check the settings there.

Josh Kelley