HOWTO: Perform Programmatic Logon from Windows for Workgroups

ID: Q131202

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11

SUMMARY

I_AutoLogon is the only documented API for doing a programmatic logon from Windows for Workgroups. This API requires the user to type a user name and password. There aren't any other documented functions for performing logons. In particular, there is nothing documented to:

Perform a programmatic logon using a specific user name and password.

Perform a programmatic logon to a particular domain.

MORE INFORMATION

It is possible to perform a logon in an indirect fashion by executing a batch file that calls NET LOGON. For example, you might have a file named LOGON.BAT that contains:


   REM batch file that performs a logon
   NET LOGON <username> <password> /DOMAIN:<mydomain>

You can use WinExec to execute the batch file:


   WinExec( "LOGON.BAT", SW_HIDE );

REFERENCES

For more information, please see the Windows for Workgroups SDK Help file.

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Keywords : kbnetwork kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbLanMan kbWinOS311 kbGrpNet
Version : :3.11
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Issue type : kbhowto