How to check if SID is different

[Guest]

Hi,

I understand that we check the "Profile List" registry to check the SID. I
noticed that the last 3 numbers is 500, eg, 5-1-5-21-...-...-...-500. I
looked at this string of numbers for 2 machines, and the numbers represent by
.... are different, but the last 3 numbers were 500. Does this mean that the
SIDs of both machines are different?

Thanks very much for your help!

 

[Guest]

Yes they're different. The 500 suffix refers to the administrator account
on both machines. An easier way to list the computer and users SIDs is
Sysinternal's tool PsGetSID. You can also use the whoami.exe tool that
comes on the XP Pro CD (under support) to list user SIDs on a machine. The
SIDs for local users on a machine derive from the computer SID.

KS

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