Convert SID to username and vice versa

by Dieter Schmitz on 03/11/2009 | 5 Comments | 8,391 Views

SID2Username converts user names to textual SIDs and vice versa. Resolved user names are displayed as <domain>\\<username> and textual SIDs appear in the well-known <S-1-2-3-4567890> format.
The corresponding information can be obtained for local users and users belonging to the currently logged on domain.

If auto mode is activated user input is converted on the fly. To simplify the handling even more, the windows clipboard can be monitored permanently (clipboard mode). If this is activated and the user copies textual data into the clipboard, SID2Username will automatically read the data and convert it, if possible. Resolving SIDs found in the registry without delay was never easier.

Screenshot:

[caption id="attachment_228" align="alignnone" width="491" caption="SID2Username window"]SID2Username window[/caption]

A shockwave video is available and shows you in a quick demonstration how SID2Username works. You can find it in the second tab at the top of the page, or here

For this tool no administrative rights are required.
SID2Username is written in C# and uses .NET Framework 2.0.
If .NET Framework 2.0 is installed on your computer, no setup is required.
You can download .NET framework here.

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5 responses for "Convert SID to username and vice versa"

found this today, and it got

found this today, and it got me out of fix, very handy!
thanks guys

is there a command line for

is there a command line for this?

Yes :-) I released a new

Yes :-) I released a new version today.

SUPERB! Just what I needed

SUPERB! Just what I needed for finding a users HKU infromation in the registry. Saved me no end of hassle. Many thanks.

Hello, Thanks for this

Hello,

Thanks for this useful tool. But what if a SID is pasted and it wasn't resolved? what will be the solution many thanks!

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