Re: Is it possible to change computer sid on AD?

Both the machine and the domain need to know of the change
which is one root cause of the difficulty with the other being
where/how each have the info stored.

"OM" <om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Joe Richards [MVP] wrote:
To something else... yes. To something specific, no.

Delete the old computer account, recreate the account with the same name.

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OM wrote:
Is this doable? Thanks


Thanks,

I am looking for a way to change the sid manually. But I guess there is
not easy way.



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