IAcctMgmt::GetNameFromSid Method

Gets the account name using a security identifier.

IDL Definition

HRESULT GetNameFromSid (
  [in]  BSTR bstrDomain,
  [in]  VARIANT varSid, 
  [out] VARIANT* varDomainName,
  [out] VARIANT* varUserLogin
);

Visual Basic Definition

Public Sub GetNameFromSid(
  bstrDomain as String,
  varSid as Variant,
  ByRef varDomainName as Variant,
  ByRef varUserLogin as Variant
)

Parameters

bstrDomain

The domain in which the account resides. If the string is empty, the local system domain is assumed.

varSid

The security identifier (SID) to package in the form of a VT_ARRAY | VT_UI1 (VARIANT SAFEARRAY of unsigned chars).

varDomainName

On return, a VT_BSTR containing the domain name in which the account resides.

varUserLogin

On return, a VT_BSTR containing the account name.

Example

See the class example.