Re: User Name

Try to read from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Security
If user can read it, so is an admin :)


"Senthil" <Senthil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C709D606-2C33-40A2-9230-8E0119F569FA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi All,
> I have written an application and i want that application to be
> invoked only by administrators. I used GetUserNameEx to retive the user
> and
> the group he belongs to. But that does not say which group the user
> belongs
> to.could anyone let me know how can i prevent other users from launching
> the
> application?
> Thanks,
> Senthil
>


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