How to get current user name from process started using RunAs command with diffrent profile.

From: Marek Suski (None_at_none.pl)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 14:15:31 +0100

Hi all

How to get current user name (name of the user that logged on) from process that was started using "RunAs" command?

For example

User "MarkSmith" has started a VB application using RunAs command where user name was "Admin". Now VB app needs to copy some file to MarkSmith application data folder (C:\Documents and Settings\marksmith\Application Data\). I need to know how to get user name to do that. If I use %username% or WshMetwork.UserName I am getting "Admin" instead "MarkSmith".

Maybe I could read user name from registry?

Thank you for your help

Marek Suski

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