How do we create a user with admin rights in C# using DirectoryEntry RSS

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  bips_kr

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  How do we create a user with admin rights in C# using DirectoryEntry

  Dec 27, 2006 03:20 AM|LINK

  How do we create a user with admin rights in C# using DirectoryEntry (In window application),  

   

  Following is the code I have written

   

  private void CreateUserAccountOnLocalMachine(string login , string password , string fullName)

  {

  DirectoryEntry dirEntry =

  new DirectoryEntry();

  dirEntry =

  new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" + Environment.MachineName + ",computer");

  DirectoryEntries entries = dirEntry.Children;

  DirectoryEntry newUser =

  new DirectoryEntry();

  newUser = entries.Add (login, "Administrator");

  newUser.Invoke("SetPassword", password);

  newUser.CommitChanges();

  }

    

  Do let me know how we make the above user an "Administrator"?

   

  Thanks in advance.

  ----regards
  
  Bipul Kumar
  
  
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  Hope4sun

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  Re: How do we create a user with admin rights in C# using DirectoryEntry

  Dec 27, 2006 12:26 PM|LINK

  Once you have created your new user, i think your need to add them to a Group that has Admin rights, some examples can be found here :

  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms180904.aspx

  Hopefully thats what you wanted [:D] 

  • Marked as answer by Zhao Ji Ma - MSFT on Nov 14, 2007 01:03 AM
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  Re: How do we create a user with admin rights in C# using DirectoryEntry

  Dec 27, 2006 05:59 PM|LINK

  Sorry!!  this  URL is not working :(
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  Bipul Kumar
  
  
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  Re: How do we create a user with admin rights in C# using DirectoryEntry

  Dec 28, 2006 08:12 AM|LINK

  Opps, sorry there was some extra characters in the url [:$] http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms180904.aspx
  
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  Re: How do we create a user with admin rights in C# using DirectoryEntry

  Jan 14, 2007 09:14 AM|LINK

  Following is the soultion. 

  public void CreateUserAccount(string login , string password , string fullName, bool isAdmin)
  		{
  			try
  			{
  				DirectoryEntry dirEntry = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" + Environment.MachineName + ",computer");
  				DirectoryEntries entries = dirEntry.Children;
  				DirectoryEntry newUser  = entries.Add (login, "user");
  				newUser.Properties["FullName"].Add(fullName);
  				newUser.Invoke("SetPassword", password);
  				newUser.CommitChanges();
  				
  
  				// Remove the if condition along with the else to create user account in "user" group.
  				DirectoryEntry grp;
  				if (isAdmin)
  				{
  					grp = dirEntry.Children.Find("Administrators", "group");
  					if (grp != null) {grp.Invoke("Add", new object[] {newUser.Path.ToString()});}
  				}
  				else
  				{
  					grp = dirEntry.Children.Find("Guests", "group");
  					if (grp != null) {grp.Invoke("Add", new object[] {newUser.Path.ToString()});}
  				}
  				
  
  			}
  			catch (Exception ex)
  			{
  				MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
  			}
  		}

   
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  Bipul Kumar
  
  
  • Edited by bips_kr on Jan 14, 2007 09:16 AM
  • Edited by bips_kr on Jan 14, 2007 09:16 AM
  • Marked as answer by bips_kr on Jan 14, 2007 09:16 AM