Very interesting. I've tried it on multiple environments (2005, 2008R2, 2012)...the one I'm referencing here was tested on Windows Server 2008R2 Enterprise and SQL Server 2012 SP1 Enterprise. And I've seen a lot of other postings with people experiencing the same thing...but I do have a faint memory of not having this problem at a previous employer years ago.

So if neither you nor Jeff are seeing the same behavior, it would lead me to wonder if it's not something in the implementation of AD...a version, a setting, how the account was created, etc. I may work with our AD admin to see if we can narrow it down from that angle. Thank you both for sharing your experiences on the matter, and I apologize for the curtness of my previous post...was frustrated at that moment. 🙂