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 10:57:09 -0500

> It is displaying 'Account Unknown(S-1-5-21-86156........)'. It won't let
> me remove it using the 'remove' button, displaying the warning explaining
> that this object is inheriting permissions from it parent, and that I must
> prevent this object from inheriting permissions.
>
> Where could I turn off the option for inheriting permissions?
>
>> 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.
>> --
>> Charles

You'll have to work your way up the hierarchy. For example, if folder3 is
in folder2 and folder2 is in folder1 and you can't remove "Account
Unknown(S-1-5-21-86156........)" from folder3 due to inheritance, you'll
need to try to remove the user from folder2. If the inheritance is
preventing removal here, continue up the line until you hit the root (which
is where I'm guessing you'll need to remove the unknown user from anyway) 

-- 
Charles
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