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Convert an Active Directory SID to a name

To convert an Active Directory SID to a name use:

$SID ='S-1-5-21-1210182304-1361979235-1847136127-5299'
$objSID = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($SID)
$objUser = $objSID.Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount])
Write-Host "Resolved user name: " $objUser.Value

 

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