Re: Accessing SAM database using C#

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Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 09:48:09 +0200

>I want to search for a user account that is stored in local or domain
>SAM database, I have been able to search against Active Directory but would
>like to be able to do the same against the SAM database using the
>System.DirectoryServices namespace?
>
>Can anyone provide me with a sample or tell me why the following does not ?
>
>string nameContext =
>dirRoot.Invoke("GET","defaultNamingContext").ToString();

You're mixing two concepts here - the "defaultNamingContext" is a
property of the GC / LDAP world - you won't have access to that
through WinNT. There is no "defaultNamingContext" in WinNT.

The WinNT world is flat - you have a server, with a bunch of users and
groups - that's it - no hierarchy, no naming contexts, nothing like
that. If you want to search, you'll probably just have to bind to
"WinNT://<local machine name>" as the base path, and then specify what
you want to search for. Not quite sure how you have to set up the
filter - usually, that's an LDAP filter which has to be conformant to
the LDAP search syntax (something like

(&(samAccountName=<someName>)(objectClass=user))

But again - since you're not using the LDAP provider, this probably
won't work....

Marc

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Marc Scheuner May The Source Be With You!
Bern, Switzerland m.scheuner(at)inova.ch

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