If everything is working, the server will return an error to the client, which typically would display it in a dialog box. For example, LAM passes this error along from the server: Error: 19: Password is not being changed from existing value ...if you have password policy configured to disallow password reuse. -----Original Message----- From: 389-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:389-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Jones Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 7:24 AM To: 389-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: enforcing password policy I finally have permission to configure password policy in our ldap servers, but have a question about how it is enforced. Our service desk is able to access our LDAPs using LDAP Account Manager (LAM) and other admins can use LAM or tools like jexplorer. Once I have password policy in place, does anyone know how these types of tools would react if a user tries to change a password that doesn't conform to the policy? thanks - EJ -- 389 users mailing list 389-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/389-users -- 389 users mailing list 389-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/389-users