Why can't I rename or enable the KRBTGT account?

John Savill

August 23, 2001

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A. The Windows 2000 (and later) Server family uses the KRBTGT account as part of Kerberos authentication. You can't use this account to log on to a server, and you can't rename or enable it.

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