Server Manager Error: A Machine Account Already Exists

ID: Q155595

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you add a new machine account to the domain in Server Manager, you receive the following error message:

A Machine Account for <machine name> Already Exists.

You receive this message even though no other machine account with this name exists in the domain.

CAUSE

A user account name exists with a dollar sign ($) symbol as the last character. For example, if there is a user account named "Tracey$" and you attempt to add a machine account named "Tracey," you will receive the error message. By default, Windows NT saves user account names in the registry as <user name>$.

RESOLUTION

Open User Manager for Domains and either remove or rename the user account.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbenv kbusage ntdomain ntgeneral ntnetserv NTSrv
Version : winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
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