XFOR: Migration Wizard Limits New Windows 2000 Server Account Passwords to 14 Characters (261155)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 SP1
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 SP2
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 SP3
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 SP4
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 SP5
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q261155

SUMMARY

When you use the Migration Wizard to move mailboxes into Exchange Server, the wizard is able to create new accounts in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server for the migrated mailboxes. You have the choice to either create random passwords for these accounts or use the user's alias as the password.

In both cases, the wizard only accepts passwords up to 14 characters long. Any additional characters are truncated.

MORE INFORMATION

The Migration Wizard was created for earlier versions of the operating system (Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 and earlier), which had hard limits of 14-character passwords. Windows 2000 Server accepts passwords of up to 127 characters.

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB261155
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