Getting logged on users from service application (win2k)

TAke a look at NetGroupGetUsers & NetUserGetGroups in the Windows SDK help
file (in the Delphi menu: "Help | Windows SDK")

I guess I was not clear. I need to know who is logged into the local computer, not a list of users in a group. Thanks for the answer.

Are they remote users logged into your service app, or are they concurrent local users on a WinXP box?

swift99:

They are simply users logged into the local machine. Although, I may have a need for WinXP support. The service app is started at bootup and, of course, runs under the system account. I tried WNetGetUser but that does not work running from the system account. I tried various other techniques but have hit deadends. I can get the user name if the service is started by the user but this is not going to work. My service app needs to know who is logged in interactively.

swift99:

They are simply users logged into the local machine. Although, I may have a need for WinXP support. The service app is started at bootup and, of course, runs under the system account. I tried WNetGetUser but that does not work running from the system account. I tried various other techniques but have hit deadends. I can get the user name if the service is started by the user but this is not going to work. My service app needs to know who is logged in interactively.

I think WNetGetUser is the way to go. Note that the service must not run in the system account if it want to access any network-related functions. Therefore, in your domain or on te computer, create a special user which is used exsclusively for this service and has enough rights to do all you need (e.g. for testing, make it an administrator. by choosing a long and complex password, there is virtually no risk that someone will be able to abuse this user account.)

Maybe this help...list information about all users currently logged on to a workstation?

http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch/torry/showcode.php?id=966&PHPSESSID=25d0a2c4937784f0a5892067dacc3948

HI,
You want to know who logged on some computer in your network
from another computer from this network?
Sincerely,
Nestorua.

Listening.....

mdlittle , my tip don't work for you ?

ginsonic,

no, it did not. I want to know who is logged into the computer not who is a user on a computer.

Thanks,

What is the function of your service app?

You may need to re-architect the app to deal with Windows security layers, and the actual business function of the app will dictate how it is architected.

Hi mdlittle

I found this article on www.microsoft.com

"This article demonstrates how to programmatically retrieve the user name and domain name for the interactively logged-on user on Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) which is only possible by using the 16-bit LAN Manager NetWkstaGetInfo function."

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q155698

Hope it is helpfull to you.

/LoneA

Hi mdlittle

I found this article on www.microsoft.com

"This article demonstrates how to programmatically retrieve the user name and domain name for the interactively logged-on user on Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) which is only possible by using the 16-bit LAN Manager NetWkstaGetInfo function."

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q155698

Hope it is helpfull to you.

/LoneA

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