NetGroupGetInfo

The NetGroupGetInfo function retrieves information about a particular global group account on a server.

Security Requirements

Only members of the Administrators or Account Operators local group can successfully execute NetGroupGetInfo.

NET_API_STATUS NetGroupGetInfo(
  LPWSTR servername, 
  LPWSTR groupname,  
  DWORD level,       
  LPBYTE *bufptr     
);

Parameters

servername
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the remote server on which the function is to execute. A NULL pointer or string specifies the local computer.
groupname
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the global group account on which to return information.
level
Specifies one of the following values to return the level of information pointed to in the bufptr parameter.
Value Meaning
0 Return group name. The returned buffer points to an array of GROUP_INFO_0 structures.
1 Return group name and comment. The returned buffer points to an array of GROUP_INFO_1 structures.
2 Return information about the group. The returned buffer points to an array of GROUP_INFO_2 structures.

bufptr
Pointer to the return information structure is returned in the address pointed to by bufptr. The returned buffer should be deallocated using NetApiBufferFree.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is NERR_Success.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED The user does not have access to the requested information.
NERR_InvalidComputer The computer name is invalid.
NERR_GroupNotFound The group name could not be found.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Unsupported.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in lmaccess.h.
  Import Library: Use netapi32.lib.

See Also

Networking (Net) Overview, Net Functions, NetGroupSetInfo