The Win32 Network Management APIs 31

 

 

 

 

NetUserAdd() Program Example

 

The NetUserAdd() function adds a user account and assigns a password and privilege level. User account names are limited to 20 characters and group names are limited to 256 characters. In addition, account names cannot be terminated by a period and they cannot include commas or any of the following printable characters: , /, \, [, ], :, |, <, >, +, =, ;, ?, *. Names also cannot include characters in the range 1-31, which are nonprintable. The following code sample demonstrates how to add a user account and assign a privilege level using a call to the NetUserAdd() function. The code sample fills in the members of the USER_INFO_1 structure and calls NetUserAdd(), specifying information level 1.

Create a new empty Win32 console application project. Give the project name and change the project location is needed.

 

NetUserAdd() Program Example: Creating new C++ Win32 console application project using Visual C++ .NEt

 

Then, add the source file and give it a suitable name.

 

NetUserAdd() Program Example: Adding new C++ source file

 

Then, add the following source code.

 

#ifndef UNICODE

#define UNICODE

#endif

 

#pragma comment(lib, netapi32.lib)

 

#include <stdio.h>

#include <windows.h>

#include <lm.h>

 

int wmain(int argc, wchar_t *argv[])

{

   USER_INFO_1 ui;

   DWORD dwLevel = 1;

   DWORD dwError = 0;

   NET_API_STATUS nStatus;

 

   if (argc != 3)

   {

      fwprintf_s(stderr, LUsage: %s \\\\ServerName UserName\n, argv[0]);

      wprintf(LExample: %s \\\\MikeServer Smith\n, argv[0]);

      exit(1);

   }

 

   // Set up the USER_INFO_1 structure.

   //  USER_PRIV_USER: name identifies a user,

   //    rather than an administrator or a guest.

   //  UF_SCRIPT: required

   ui.usri1_name = argv[2];

   ui.usri1_password = argv[2];

   ui.usri1_priv = USER_PRIV_USER;

   ui.usri1_home_dir = NULL;

   ui.usri1_comment = NULL;

   ui.usri1_flags = UF_SCRIPT;

   ui.usri1_script_path = NULL;

 

   // Call the NetUserAdd() function, specifying level 1.

   nStatus = NetUserAdd(argv[1],dwLevel,(LPBYTE)&ui,&dwError);

 

   // If the call succeeds, inform the user.

   if (nStatus == NERR_Success)

   {

         wprintf(LNetUserAdd() is OK!\n);

         fwprintf_s(stderr, LUser %s has been successfully added on %s\n,argv[2], argv[1]);

   }

 

   // Otherwise, print the system error.

   else

   {

         wprintf(LNetUserAdd() failed!\n);

         fwprintf_s(stderr, LA system error has occurred: %d\n, nStatus);

   }

 

   return 0;

}

 

We would like to add a new user, Mike Tyson.

 

NetUserAdd() Program Example: Verifying the added user programmatically through the computer management snap-in

 

Build and run the project. The following screenshot is a sample output.

 

NetUserAdd() Program Example: Sample program output showing how to add new user

 

Then verify the action. User Mike Tyson should be added as shown in the following screenshot.

 

NetUserAdd() Program Example: Verifying the added user

 

 

 

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