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Can a service running as NetworkService see logged on users?

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Stephen Corey - 17 Mar 2005 16:42 GMT
I've got a windows service running as NetworkService on a WinXP Pro
machine. Is there a way for it to find the Active Directory account of
the logged on user? I don't mind switching the service to run as a
"Domain Admin" if needed, but I *need* to find out the LDAP path for the
user.

Thanks!
William DePalo [MVP VC++] - 17 Mar 2005 17:21 GMT
> I've got a windows service running as NetworkService on a WinXP Pro
> machine. Is there a way for it to find the Active Directory account of the
> logged on user? I don't mind switching the service to run as a "Domain
> Admin" if needed, but I *need* to find out the LDAP path for the user.

There isn't necessarily a _single_ logged on user in light of terminal
services, fast user switching etc.

That said, this link

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/secauthn/securi
ty/enumerating_logon_sessions.asp


shows how to enumerate all of logons on a system and this link

shows how to get information about each one:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/secauthn/securi
ty/retrieving_logon_session_information.asp


The two links should get you started. Please post follow-up in the kernel
group:

   microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel

Regards,
Will

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