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Users and Groups display in Windows 2000

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by oliphant

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Problem with Windows 2000 using the Computer Management utility, when you go to Local Users and Groups, click groups, and choose Administrators. In the view it lists the Administrator, and a few other user names, but it also displays what appears to be other users in the form of maybe SID numbers? They are listed \S-1-5-21-207247691-668014067-927750060-1185 there are 2 others listed like that. Could you please tell me why this happens, thanks.

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by rapidad

If you are on a corp lan/wan they may be software delivery agents. If they are they will appear and the dissappear. search your "c" drive for "sdo" or "software", "delivery" if you find a folder with this in the name, that may be it. I would say if youare at home or using your personal pc, delete them. In fact I just created a bunch of them installing a program and then deleted them with no ill effect. they appear to be install anonymous agents for the local box.
i.e.
Name: LA-SANDBOX\Web Anonymous Users
SID: S-1-5-21-1993962763-1214440339-1801674531-1009
Attributes: mandatory enabled default

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now that i look around they may be called RID's
explanation:

S-1-5-21-646518322-1873620750-619646970-1110
S for security id 1 Revision level
5 Identifier Authority (48 bit) 5 = logon id
21 Sub-authority (21 = nt non unique)
646518322 SA
1873620750 SA domain id
619646970 SA
1110 user id

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