Microsoft KB Archive/238500

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

Article ID: 238500

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q238500



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 that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

Keywords: kbbug kbnetwork kbpending kbui KB238500

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