Top "Sid" questions

In the context of the Microsoft Windows NT line of operating systems, a SID (Security IDentifier) is a unique, immutable identifier of a user, user group, or other security principal.

Convert a username to a SID string in C#/.NET

There's a question about converting from a SID to an account name; there isn't one for the other way around. …

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How can I change the SID of an Oracle XE instance

I needed to change the SID of an Oracle XE database (not the Service Name) to match a production database. …

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The best way to resolve display username by SID?

I read a list of SIDs from the registry, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. How would …

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How to get the logon SID in C#

How does one retrieve the Windows Logon SID in C# .net? (not the user SID, but the unique new one …

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What is the maximum length of a SID in SDDL format

I'm building Active Directory Authentication into my application and I am planning to link my application's internal accounts to a …

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Get User SID From Logon ID (Windows XP and Up)

I have a Windows service that needs to access registry hives under HKEY_USERS when users log on, either locally …

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Given a user's SID, how can I get the AD DirectoryEntry?

I have the user's SID as byte[] within windowsPrincipal.getIdentity().getSid(). How can I get an Active Directory entry (DirectoryEntry) …

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VB.NET - How to Convert SID to Group Name with Active Directory

Using VB.NET, How do you Convert the sid to Group Name with Active Directory? example: I need to get "…

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what differences SID and Service Name when use Oracle SQLDeveloper?

English is not my native please understand When I try to login like system/password as sysdba to oracle(linux) …

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