Brian,
It's mentioned in KB 243330 
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=243330.
Hope that helps.
blim
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| >Ben, is the restricted group "SID placeholder" actually
| >documented anywhere ?
| >
| >Thanks
| >Brian
| >>-----Original Message-----
| >>Brian,
| >>
| >>The "RESTRICTED" group is a special built in group.  It
| >is really just a
| >>SID placeholder that is reserved for future use.
| >>
| >>The restricted groups in GPOs are different and have
| >nothing to do with the
| >>RESTRICTED group.  The "Restricted Groups" in a GPO allow
| >an administrator
| >>to control user account memberships and restricted group
| >membership in
| >>other groups.
| >>It is outlined in detail in KB 228496:
| >>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=228496.
| >>
| >>Hope that helps.
| >>
| >>blim
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| >>| >What is the restricted group that is visible in
| >regedt32
| >>| >hklm permissions. These are the default permissions !
| >>| >
| >>| >In a domain I can also add this group to NTFS file
| >>| >permission, but only from the domain, not from the
| >local
| >>| >machine.
| >>| >
| >>| >Is this in any way related to the restricted groups
| >that
| >>| >can be created in group policy ?
| >>| >
| >>| >Thanks
| >>| >Brian
| >>| >
| >>
| >>.
| >>
| >