The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a database that stores user accounts and security descriptors for users on the local computer.
Managed Entities
The following is a list of the managed entities that are included in this managed entity:
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Account Management
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Account management includes all aspects of creating, modifying, and deleting user accounts. This includes detection of duplicate accounts and security identifiers (SIDs).
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Database/Configuration
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Database/configuration is a process that ensures that the security database is initialized, properly configured, and available for use by the system.
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DB Upgrade/DC Promotion/DC Demotion
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The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database changes state (active or inactive):
- During an operating system upgrade.
- When a server becomes a domain controller.
- When a server is no longer a domain controller.
The database upgrade, domain controller installation, and domain controller removal processes are designed to track events that are related to SAM state changes.
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RID Manager
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The relative ID (RID) manager is responsible for providing numbers that are used to create unique security identifiers (SIDs) for each account in a domain.
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Related Management Information
Active Directory