Re: i want to change adminstrator user name

Thank you for your help, but I was looking for a less obvious and more
in-depth response.

"Brandon McCombs" wrote:

> As the first responder already said, the administrator SID is still the same so
> whatever the name is it will still get resolved back to the SID and the SID is
> what NTFS uses for ACLs and other things. Use can use the domain controller
> policy or local security policy to rename the account properly.
>
> DCA wrote:
>
> > I am looking to change the Administrator user name to something other than
> > the default and I'm wondering what I need to look out for. Which tasks and
> > processes and anything that will be disrupted by changing the Admin account.
> > I have five domain controllers running 2000 and ten more servers running 2000
> > and 2003. What problems should I be on the lookout for?
> >
> > Also, does this add any security? If not what alternatives do I have that I
> > can do to make the account more secure (other than password).
> >
> > "Enkidu" wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:37:01 -0700, "Mohab"
> > > <Mohab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >i want to change user name of administrator, as it is not secure to leave
> > > >administrator as a user name on a domain server, i tried to rename it from
> > > >active directory users and computers, but it is still must be administrator
> > > >when i log in
> > > >
> > > Renaming the administrator account does not increase security. In
> > > particular, the SID for the administrator is always the same. Whether
> > > he is called administrator or ronald.mcdonald.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Cliff
> > >
>
>
.

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