One password … 18770 characters. That’s the required length if you want to authenticate against an MIT Kerberos domain to access a Windows 2000 SP3 server. A password of a mere 18769 characters will yield you this error message:
“Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords
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| Article ID | : | 276304 |
| Last Review | : | January 29, 2007 |
| Revision | : | 3.3 |
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SYMPTOMS
loadTOCNode(1, ‘symptoms’); If you log on to an MIT realm, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click Change Password, type your existing MIT password, and then type a new, simple password that does not pass the dictionary check in Kadmind, you may receive the following error message:
Your password must be at least 18770 characters and cannot repeat any of your previous 30689 passwords. Please type a different password. Type a password that meets these requirements in both text boxes.
Note that the number of required characters changes from 17,145 to 18,770 with the installation of SP1.NOTE: This is not a common case; it occurs only when you configure Windows 2000 to authenticate against an MIT Kerberos domain.”
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Favorite part of the error message, “The number of required characters changes from 17,145 to 18,770 with the installation of SP1”
Now that’s worth the upgrade!
