| Platform SDK: Network Management |
The network management user functions control a user's account in the security database. The user functions are listed following.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| NetUserAdd | Adds a user account and assigns a password and privilege level. |
| NetUserChangePassword | Changes a user's password for a specified network server or domain. |
| NetUserDel | Deletes a user account from the server. |
| NetUserEnum | Lists all user accounts on a server. |
| NetUserGetGroups | Returns a list of global group names to which a user belongs. |
| NetUserGetInfo | Returns information about a particular user account on a server. |
| NetUserGetLocalGroups | Returns a list of local group names to which a user belongs. |
| NetUserSetGroups | Sets global group memberships for a specified user account. |
| NetUserSetInfo | Sets the password and other elements of a user account. |
Each user or application that accesses network resources must have an account in the security database. The Windows NT/Windows 2000 Server directory services use this account to verify that the user or application has permission to connect to a resource. When a user or an application requests access to a resource, the security system checks for an appropriate user account or group account to permit the access.
Once you remove a user account by calling the NetUserDel function, the user can no longer access the server except by using the guest account.
Because a user's password is confidential, it is not returned by the NetUserEnum function or the NetUserGetInfo function. The password is initially assigned when you call NetUserAdd.
User account information is available at the following levels:
USER_INFO_0
USER_INFO_1
USER_INFO_2
USER_INFO_3
USER_INFO_10
USER_INFO_11
USER_INFO_20
USER_INFO_21
USER_INFO_22
In addition, the following information levels are valid when you call the NetUserSetInfo function:
USER_INFO_1003
USER_INFO_1005
USER_INFO_1006
USER_INFO_1007
USER_INFO_1008
USER_INFO_1009
USER_INFO_1010
USER_INFO_1011
USER_INFO_1012
USER_INFO_1014
USER_INFO_1017
USER_INFO_1020
USER_INFO_1024
USER_INFO_1051
USER_INFO_1052
USER_INFO_1053
If you are programming for Active Directory™, you may be able to call certain Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) methods to achieve the same functionality you can achieve by calling the network management user functions. For more information, see IADsUser and IADsComputer.