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- In Windows NT and 2000 operating systems, the security identifier (SID) is a unique alphanumeric character string that identifies each operating system and each user in a network of NT/2000 systems.

CONTRIBUTORS:	Anthony J. Galella
LAST UPDATED:	12 Sep 2002

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-	SearchWindowsManageability.com provides more information about Windows 2000 account management.

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