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Regedt32 Displays Multiple SIDS in HKEY_USERS Key

Article ID: 159928

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q159928

SUMMARY

After you start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe), you may notice multiple security IDs (SIDs) being displayed in addition to .default and the SID for the currently logged on user.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is by design in Windows NT 4.0 and occurs when services are started in the context of a user account other than System or the currently logged on user. The change in Windows NT 4.0 gives service accounts access to the Hkey_Current_User portion of the registry.

Additional query words: registry sids user account

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