Thing is, I want to see an article that explains exactly *what* happens when you don't change the SID...

[Shenan Stanley]

Anyone aware of one?

http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/newsid.html

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

"Cloning or duplicating an installation without taking the recommended
steps can lead to duplicate SIDs. In the case of removable media, a duplicate
SID might give an account access to files even though NTFS permissions for
the account specifically deny access to those files. Because the SID identifies
both the computer or domain and the user, unique SIDs are essential to maintain
support for current and future programs."

Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314828&Product=winxp

Computers that run the Windows XP operating system use a security ID (SID) as a unique identifier.
If you use disk-duplication software, you must ensure the uniqueness of these security IDs.

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

When you clone a Windows NT/2000/XP installation to many computers,
the destination computers have the same SID and computer name as the source
Windows installation. Because Windows NT/2000/XP networks use each computer's
SID and computer name to uniquely identify the computer on the network, you must
change the SID and computer name on each destination (client) computer after cloning.

Visit:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/docid/1999050308324125?Open&src=sg&docid=2000081610075225&nsf=ghost.nsf&view=docid/2000081610075225?open&src=sg&docid=1999070716282425&nsf=ghost.nsf&view=8f7dc138830563c888256c2200662ecd/92c05c601bf35fb2882567a70080df54?opendocument&prod=norton%20ghost&ver=2003%20for%20windows%202000/nt/me/98&dtype=&prod=norton%20ghost&ver=2003%20for%20windows%202000/nt/me/98&dtype=&prod=norton%20ghost&ver=2003%20for%20windows%202000/nt/me/98&osv=&osv_lvl
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"-|Tree=Bonz|-" wrote:

| Anyone aware of one?

[Joe Richards [MVP]]

"Because Windows NT/2000/XP networks use each computer's
SID and computer name to uniquely identify the computer
on the network, "

That part should be changed as it isn't correct. A computer's local SID is not
used for identifying it on the network. The SID in the domain is a different SID
from the SID on the computer. The only place the local computer's SID is used is
on the machine itself and any media that you write NTFS ACLs too.

joe



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Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
www.joeware.net

"Cloning or duplicating an installation without taking the recommended
steps can lead to duplicate SIDs. In the case of removable media, a duplicate
SID might give an account access to files even though NTFS permissions for
the account specifically deny access to those files. Because the SID identifies
both the computer or domain and the user, unique SIDs are essential to maintain
support for current and future programs."
Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314828&Product=winxp
Computers that run the Windows XP operating system use a security ID (SID) as a unique identifier.
If you use disk-duplication software, you must ensure the uniqueness of these security IDs.
The Microsoft Policy Concerning Disk Duplication of Windows XP Installations
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314828&Product=winxp
When you clone a Windows NT/2000/XP installation to many computers,
the destination computers have the same SID and computer name as the source
Windows installation. Because Windows NT/2000/XP networks use each computer's
SID and computer name to uniquely identify the computer on the network, you must
change the SID and computer name on each destination (client) computer after cloning.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/docid/1999050308324125?Open&src=sg&docid=2000081610075225&nsf=ghost.nsf&view=docid/2000081610075225?open&src=sg&docid=1999070716282425&nsf=ghost.nsf&view=8f7dc138830563c888256c2200662ecd/92c05c601bf35fb2882567a70080df54?opendocument&prod=norton%20ghost&ver=2003%20for%20windows%202000/nt/me/98&dtype=&prod=norton%20ghost&ver=2003%20for%20windows%202000/nt/me/98&dtype=&prod=norton%20ghost&ver=2003%20for%20windows%202000/nt/me/98&osv=&osv_lvl