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You can create the Fine-Grained Password Policy with ADSIEDIT.MSC.
One sample settings of a FGPP
Find the below link for creating a Fine-Grained Password Policy
Apply PSOs to Users and Global Security Groups
We can test if the policy has been applied, run the below command
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You can’t assign more than one password policy In Windows 2003 which is applied at domain label but in windows 2008(All Version) you can assign more than one password policy. Which is called “Fine-Grained Password Policy” in ADDS..

Make a note : You can’t apply the Fine-Grained Password Policy on OU label, only you can assign that with “user” and “Global Security group”.

You can create the Fine-Grained Password Policy with ADSIEDIT.MSC.

One sample settings of a FGPP

Expanding base 'CN=biztest,CN=Password Settings Container,CN=System,DC=gs,DC=com'...
Getting 1 entries:
Dn: CN=biztest,CN=Password Settings Container,CN=System,DC=gs,DC=com
cn: biztest;
distinguishedName: CN=biztest,CN=Password Settings Container,CN=System,DC=gs,DC=com;
dSCorePropagationData: 0x0 = ( );
instanceType: 0x4 = ( WRITE );
msDS-LockoutDuration: 0:00:30:00;
msDS-LockoutObservationWindow: 0:00:30:00;
msDS-LockoutThreshold: 10;
msDS-MaximumPasswordAge: 14:00:00:00;
msDS-MinimumPasswordAge: 1:00:00:00;
msDS-MinimumPasswordLength: 12;
msDS-PasswordComplexityEnabled: TRUE;
msDS-PasswordHistoryLength: 14;
msDS-PasswordReversibleEncryptionEnabled: FALSE;
msDS-PasswordSettingsPrecedence: 1;
msDS-PSOAppliesTo: CN=nor,CN=Users,DC=gs,DC=com;
name: biztest;
objectCategory: CN=ms-DS-Password-Settings,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=gs,DC=com;
objectClass (2): top; msDS-PasswordSettings;
objectGUID: a542fe42-f9d8-44a2-9f2b-905a3dc83f48;
uSNChanged: 32931;
uSNCreated: 32927;
whenChanged: 12/7/2012 6:35:56 PM India Standard Time;
whenCreated: 12/7/2012 6:30:30 PM India Standard Time;