Can anyone please explain me why following code gives an SecurityException "System.Security.SecurityException: The name provided is not a properly formed account name."
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System.Security.Principal.NTAccount ntAccount = new System.Security.Principal.NTAccount(@"<domain>\Administrators");
System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier sid = (System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier)ntAccount.Translate(typeof(System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier));
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where "<domain>" in "<domain>\Administrators" is your Active Directory Domain.
Note:
<domain>\Administrators is a built-In group. It is visible trough 'Find' dialog in Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In.