Re: What is the builtin user krdtgt?

From: Rajkumar Mohanram [MSFT] (rajkm@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/21/03 

From: "Rajkumar Mohanram [MSFT]" <rajkm@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 12:09:41 -0800

I am assuming you meant the krbtgt account. This account is used in Win2K &
greater to issue a TGT. This account is disabled by default and is need for
the Kerberos Authentication Protocol. This ia built account and is created
during the dcpromo process (when you raise your machine into a Domain
Controller) on a DC

The following KB articles would give more information on this question

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;229909
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;247008 

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Rajkumar Mohanram [MSFT]
Windows Security - Kerberos
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"Lauren" <LaurenA@bachgrp.com> wrote in message
news:292801c2ef5c$e32d9440$3401280a@phx.gbl...
> Key Distribution Center Service Account - Where, when and
> how did this account appear on my users group and what
> actually does it do?
>
> Lauren

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