Re: 'Account Unknown' listed in folder security tab

From: Motherchucker (charles@NOSPAM.charleswjones.com)
Date: 04/09/03


From: "Motherchucker" <charles@NOSPAM.charleswjones.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:24:35 -0500


> A DC and one of the networked workstations underwent a clean install. On
> the DC, there is another physical HD with folders, that have an 'Account
> Unknown' listed in the Security tab. How can I remove this user from all
> of the affected folder? Thanks.

I'm assuming it's displaying a SID in place of a user name. You can
probably leave it there since the odds are so slim that any other user will
ever be created on your domain with that identical SID. However if you want
to get rid of it, just remove it like a normal user name.

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