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I thought so...it was almost embarrassing to ask the question :P &nbsp;I just wish I could've found some resource saying it was still used, because what I found only referenced this acct when implementing a W2K domain. Thanks guys...<br />
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Regards,<br />
~coolsport00
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I thought so...it was almost embarrassing to ask the question :P  I just wish I could've found some resource saying it was still used, because what I found only referenced this acct when implementing a W2K domain. Thanks guys...

Regards,
~coolsport00

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I have a W2K3 functional level domain. In doing some housecleaning of legacy/unneeded accts in AD, I noticed the krbtgt acct. In brief research, I found that it is what I suspected...an acct used by Kerberos. But, from what I've read, it was used in W2K domains. My question - is it still used in W2K3 domains? I assume yes, but wanted to verify. Any documentation/link for verification would be great.<br />
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Thanks.
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I have a W2K3 functional level domain. In doing some housecleaning of legacy/unneeded accts in AD, I noticed the krbtgt acct. In brief research, I found that it is what I suspected...an acct used by Kerberos. But, from what I've read, it was used in W2K domains. My question - is it still used in W2K3 domains? I assume yes, but wanted to verify. Any documentation/link for verification would be great.

Thanks.

krbtgt account still needed?

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