Pardon me, I'm just venting.
Our IT department implemented strong passwords on our PCs about a year ago. Strong passwords include upper and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols (parens, slashes, brackets, etc.). The password must be changed every 45 days. You enter the password everytime you fire up the computer.
I've been attempting to change my password for the past week with every reminder the computer gave me. It won't accept my new password, giving me only a message, "You password cannot be updated at this time." Today is the final day. I suppose if I don't get a password loaded, I don't have to use the damn computer anymore. I call one of our IT guys, he asks if I'm using a strong password. I say 'yes'. He emphasizes the strong password details. One that stands out that I've never used before is it must include a lower-case letter. I've never used a lower-case letter in the past. This must be a new, unannounced addition. So I create a new password with a lower-case letter and it accepts.
Why do I only get a message stating my password cannot be updated at this time rather than one that might say, 'Strong password protection is implemented on this computer. A strong password requires you use....'? But, it's Windows, right? And, in order to keep IT departments bloated and people employed, Microsoft continues to do things stoopid.
Vent over... moving over to the other side of my desk to do work on my Mac.
Proud member of FISHTWITCH: doing a bit more than fish exercise now.
Our IT department implemented strong passwords on our PCs about a year ago. Strong passwords include upper and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols (parens, slashes, brackets, etc.). The password must be changed every 45 days. You enter the password everytime you fire up the computer.
I've been attempting to change my password for the past week with every reminder the computer gave me. It won't accept my new password, giving me only a message, "You password cannot be updated at this time." Today is the final day. I suppose if I don't get a password loaded, I don't have to use the damn computer anymore. I call one of our IT guys, he asks if I'm using a strong password. I say 'yes'. He emphasizes the strong password details. One that stands out that I've never used before is it must include a lower-case letter. I've never used a lower-case letter in the past. This must be a new, unannounced addition. So I create a new password with a lower-case letter and it accepts.
Why do I only get a message stating my password cannot be updated at this time rather than one that might say, 'Strong password protection is implemented on this computer. A strong password requires you use....'? But, it's Windows, right? And, in order to keep IT departments bloated and people employed, Microsoft continues to do things stoopid.
Vent over... moving over to the other side of my desk to do work on my Mac.
Proud member of FISHTWITCH: doing a bit more than fish exercise now.