How to set password expiration OFF in 2012

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How to set password expiration OFF in 2012

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asp__developer
Posting Yak Master

108 Posts

Posted - 2014-01-07 : 16:35:40

I have a login user that I created in security > logins (in 2012 SQL Server)

Everytime I try to login, it asks me to change the password.

So when I go to the properties of that login, there is a checkbox "Enforce password expiration".

When I try to uncheck / disable it - it gives me error message saying:-

"Alter failed for login 'username'
The CHECK_POLICY and CHECK_EXPIRATION options cannot be turned OFF when MUST_CHANGE is ON"

But the option "User must change password at next login" is checked but not changable - how to uncheck or disable this option for my login ?

asp__developer
Posting Yak Master

108 Posts

Posted - 2014-01-07 : 16:41:55

I have tried this:

If you decide to use a query, you can use code similar to this
USE Master
GO
ALTER LOGIN test_must_change WITH PASSWORD = ‘samepassword’
GO
ALTER LOGIN test_must_change WITH
      CHECK_POLICY = OFF,
      CHECK_EXPIRATION = OFF;

But it gives me error

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Incorrect syntax near '‘'.
Msg 15151, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot alter the login 'MYPASSWORD', because it does not exist or you do not have permission.

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2014-01-07 : 16:44:46

You've got the wrong quotes around "samepassword". It should be: 'samepassword'. Your code has the tick marks instead.

Tara Kizer
SQL Server MVP since 2007
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/

asp__developer
Posting Yak Master

108 Posts

Posted - 2014-01-07 : 16:48:40

But I already have one quote in the password as I posted above the query ?

‘samepassword’

As you can see I am not using double quote but still getting error ?

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2014-01-07 : 17:00:28

No, you are using ticks. That's why you are getting the errors. Change it to single quotes. Or copy this and paste over yours: 'samepassword'

'samepassword' is not the same as ‘samepassword’

Tara Kizer
SQL Server MVP since 2007
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/

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