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When I look in Active Directory I see a bunch of IWAM and ISUR accounts. I know these accounts are associated with IIS but i dont know if they need to be in AD. I am under the impression that IWAM and IUSR accounts are local accounts, in that case they can be deleted safely from Active Directory. So my question is: Why are these accounts in AD and can they be safely deleted?<br />
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When I look in Active Directory I see a bunch of IWAM and ISUR accounts. I know these accounts are associated with IIS but i dont know if they need to be in AD. I am under the impression that IWAM and IUSR accounts are local accounts, in that case they can be deleted safely from Active Directory. So my question is: Why are these accounts in AD and can they be safely deleted?

-Thank you

Delete IWAM and IUSR accounts from Active Directory

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.