Re: Concrete Examples of Duplicate SID problems--Do y'all have any?

Do not disk duplicate installed versions of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162001/en-us

How to change the SID on a Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT computer
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/docid/1999050308324125

The Microsoft Policy Concerning Disk Duplication of Windows XP Installations
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314828&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Tech_in_the_woods" wrote:

| Hi,
|
| We are running Windows XP clients in a Server 2003 environment with AD. We
| use Ghost to image machines. I have been reading everything I can concerning
| issues with duplicate SIDs being created if you use Ghost without running
| sysprep or some other 3rd party SID changer. (Although I know 3rd party
| products are not supported by MS)
|
| The majority of the documentation seems to indicate that you will have major
| problems if you have duplicate SIDs in a workgroup setting, but you should
| not have such problems in a network setting. (Something to do with the RIDs?)
| I have not seen anyone post concrete examples of how duplicate SIDs causes
| problems on a network. (I have read about the removeable media security
| issue) Can anyone offer some concrete examples of how duplicate SIDs can
| negatively impact a network?
| --
| You want me to do what?!?!

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Relevant Pages

  • Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-001
    ... Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 ... Microsoft encourages customers to review the Security Bulletin at: ... in a trusting domain, the trusted domain supplies authorization data ... in the form of a list of Security Identifiers (SIDs) that indicate ...
    (Bugtraq)
  • Re: System Cannot Logon you--Pls help
    ... without taking the recommended steps can lead to duplicate SIDs. ... Forged SID Could Result in Elevated Privileges in Windows 2000 ... The Microsoft Policy Concerning Disk Duplication of Windows XP ... Do Not Disk Duplicate Installed Versions of Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory)
  • Re: Cant get out of safe mode
    ... Norton web support links suggested my remaining problem ... No restore points get it out of safe mode, ... duplicate drive ... How to perform an in-place upgrade of Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Need help sorting images.
    ... In Windows Explorer add "Date Picture Taken" to the columns of the ... :>> I have been asked to sort a lot of images into subfolders based ... You'd still want a tool such as uniq to handle duplicate ... Because two cameras were used and one camera was left on PDT, ...
    (rec.photo.digital)
  • Re: How do I stop duplication and get rid of them
    ... > duplicate of everything on my desktop in the admin files. ... Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP ... Folders in Windows XP ... Why you should use a computer firewall.. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)
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