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Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on September 11, 2005, 3:44 pm
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Unknown account usually means there is a SID that no longer makes
sense, either that account was deleted, it is from a prior install, or a
dual boot install, or from a domain once but no longer joined.
> Hello,
>
> First off, I am using Win2003 server on a Sony VIO notebook.
> I was trying to delete some photo file from my photos folder and I
> discovered that I did not have permissions to do so. I saw that an
> "Unknown Account" had permissions and that my account the owner of the
> foler/files did not. I just wanted to know more about this Unknown
> User Account? I looked in system/user accounts section but no unknown
> accounts show up there. I have discovered that at least one "Unknown
> Account" shows up under the permissions for at least a number of
> different files/folders.
> How can I block this Unknown account from being created?
> In the past I have had a lot of Spyware that I have cleaned off. At
> least 99%. I also just got Symantec Antivirus Corporate edition 10.0
> and it did not find any viruses, etc. Among using the other standard
> free applications.
> The other mystery is that my internet connection will work fine for
> awhile and then all of a suden stop working. At that moment I can ping
> the router just fine but I can not ping a DNS server, etc. on the
> internet. I have checked with another PC connected to the dlink router
> and at the same time that PC works fine. I also updated the Dlink
> router vto the latest firmware 2.70.
>
> Any help will be appreciated,
>
> John
>
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