Tag: ADComputerObjectPasswordUpdates

Machine Account (AD Computer Object) Password Updates

There seems to be quite a bit of confusion when it comes to domain-joined computers and how/when they update their AD computer object (machine account) passwords. Here are a few key points on this process: The default domain policy setting configures domain-joined Windows 2000 (& up) computers to update their passwords every 30 days (default). …

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