Hidden Accounts Are Displayed with a Dollar Sign ($) Suffix

ID: Q238500

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you browse the Directory using explorer in My Network Places, you may see external trust accounts with a name similar to "DOMAINNAME$," even though the account is supposed to be hidden. You can see these accounts in the Users container. NOTE: These hidden accounts are not visible in the Active Directory Users and Computers Management Console.

CAUSE

This is a feature to quickly differentiate between foreign or local accounts.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork kbui
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug