How to retrieve Registered users under windows.

From: C. A. Rakesh Menon (carmenon@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/08/03


From: "C. A. Rakesh Menon" <carmenon@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 01:46:13 -0800


Hi Arun

There are api functions to check if a username exists on
the computer... as to whether the password matches the
account... i am not sure...

For more information on this, check the Authorization
reference on the online msdn security library...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-
us/security/security/lookupaccountname.asp?frame=true

Cheers
M

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>I would like to know as to how can we check a user is
registered under
>windows or not. Are there any API's that performs the
matching of userID and
>Passwd in windows.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Arun S.
>
>
>.
>



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