A user attempted to create a password, but the proposed password did not meet the Windows password complexity requirements policy. These are defined in the Password must meet complexity requirements policy setting. The Windows security log will identify the user name under MSSQLSERVER event ID 18466.
The user must create a password that meets the complexity requirements. The Windows complexity requirements can be defined by security administrators.
Name | Description | Default Value |
Enabled | Enables or disables the workflow. | Yes |
Priority | Defines Alert Priority. | 1 |
Severity | Defines Alert Severity. | 1 |
Target | Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine | ||
Category | EventCollection | ||
Enabled | True | ||
Event_ID | 18466 | ||
Event Source | $Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/ServiceName$ | ||
Alert Generate | True | ||
Alert Severity | Warning | ||
Alert Priority | Normal | ||
Remotable | True | ||
Alert Message |
| ||
Event Log | Application | ||
Comment | Mom2012ID='{0F2ECC16-2704-490C-86CC-315140B55C51}';MOM2012GroupID={467ECC75-C5DA-42BD-955C-A73BBB51AF74} |
ID | Module Type | TypeId | RunAs |
---|---|---|---|
_F6DA1507_12AF_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_ | DataSource | Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider | Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLDefaultAccount |
GenerateAlert | WriteAction | System.Health.GenerateAlert | Default |
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