Microsoft KB Archive/155595

= Server Manager Error: A Machine Account Already Exists =

Article ID: 155595

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q155595



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

A Machine Account for 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 $.



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

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kbenv kbusage KB155595

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