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So it seems that following the 2009 MOSS conference in Las Vegas that the documentation is starting to creep out publicly at last. There's some good posters at Microsoft, and some useful upgrade information. Go see:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/results.aspx?pocId=&freetext=sharepoint%202010&DisplayLang=en

Trying to setup a DC for a new MOSS test farm I happened to use a password I wasn't happy with for the admin account on the DC, and of course didn't wan't complex passwords. It seems on a DC its not as easy to change this as on a non- DC server, and the MS literature and website is so poor its not worth using, so if like me your not a Domain Admin heres where you turn off complex passwords.

1. gpmc.msc (or administrative tools and choose Group Policy Management)

2. In the GPMC, expand out the domain and then go to Group Policy Objects

3. Right Click the Default Domain Policy and select Edit.

4. Go to Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy and modify the Setting: Password must meet complexity requirements

5. On the server, from the command line, run gpudate /force

You may need to restart the server to have the policy take affect but I didn't.