Re: who is Machinename$

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From: "neo [mvp outlook]" <neo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 16:15:01 -0700

That is the account name of the computer. (Every Windows 2000 and newer
account name is Machinename with a dollar sign at the end. The operating
system can use that account to authenticate to other resources (e.g. file
shares) on the domain.)

"Raymond Fang" <wenlei@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uJEOjfKPFHA.3292@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> We have a windows 2003 web server named ServerA which has an ODBC
> connection
> string using UNC to access some Visual FoxPro tables on another server
> named
> ServerB, ServerB is an win2k server. On serverB, through computer
> management-shared Folders-Sessions and Open Files, we noticed ServerA is
> using user ServerA$ to connect to ServerB.
>
> Anyone knows who is Machinename$, and any reference would be great!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Raymond.
>
>

.

References:
- who is Machinename$
  - From: Raymond Fang

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