Re: Duplicated SID's

From: David Kramkowski (dkramkow@optonline.net)
Date: 11/01/02 

From: "David Kramkowski" <dkramkow@optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 11:11:57 -0500

Yes, you can use Sysprep to remove the SIDs. I would recommend creating a
sysprep answer file with all the information that is the same for all
computers (Product key if using volume licensing, Company name, domain to
join, etc.), running sysprep and making a ghost image from that machine.
Once you do this, you will get a mini setup when you turn on the machine
asking for unique info such as computer name. I'm told having duplicare SIDs
can create some problems, but I'm not sure what. You can find Sysprep for
Windows XP on the Windows XP Pro CD in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS\DEPLOY.CAB

Hope this helps
Dave

"Christian Mercadal" <cm@airinmar.com> wrote in message
news:28cd01c281b5$da645f70$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
> I have been ghosting XP machines with a Norton Ghost, but
> never came to the thought of the SID. Therefore, I made a
> complete image of an XP machine and ghosted it to a number
> of others. Now, I must have duplicated SIDs.
> Is that a big problem? Will that create comunication
> problems at the AD level? Would this kind of comunication
> problems appear at the Event viewer, or perhaps they are
> internal and they aren't reported?
> How can I check the SID number of a machine, so I can
> compare it to another?
> If that is the case, and all this machines that are
> operating, have duplicated SIDs, Can I change that SID
> with Sysprep or another third party tool? or in the other
> hand, Sysprep only extract the unique information before
> you create the Image and then it prompt you to enter that
> unique information.
>
> Thanks in advanced.
>
> Christian

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