Specops Password Notification by Specops Software Inc. helps IT administrators remind users to change their passwords before they expire. It generates password expiration email reminders every 24 hours, by default at midnight in the server's configured time zone. Specops Password Notification compares the pwdLastSet attribute with the maximum password age to send notifications to users affected by a configured GPO. It allows IT admins to communicate reminders to all users, even those off VPN, and ensures off-network users receive reminders to change their passwords before they expire. The password expiry emails are customizable, allowing you to define how long before expiration the emails are sent and how often. The contents of the email, including the sender address, can be changed. Specops Password Notification uses user-based GPOs to target users for password expiration notifications. It can be configured to send emails via your own SMTP settings. The product respects both default and fine-grained password policies as configured in Active Directory, displaying the relevant configuration attributes directly. Specops Password Notification can be set up quickly with out-of-the-box templates and allows customization of email fields, schedule, and content via the GUI interface. It also supports configuring time zone settings for different users utilizing Group Policy. The product helps prevent user lockouts and loss of connectivity for remote workers by ensuring they receive timely password expiration reminders. Specops Password Notification can be adjusted to begin polling at a specific time by setting the polling time value in the registry and restarting the server service for the change to take effect. It also includes troubleshooting steps for common issues such as failure sending mail errors and ensuring the service account has the proper permissions in Active Directory to read the relevant settings.
