Account isn't showing up when using the net user command

Question

So I'm using the account I want to see info about with command prompt, and it has elevated privileges as well, but when I type in the account name, nothing shows up. So basically it's like this...

C:\WINDOWS\John>net user John

It says that this user name cannot be found. Any help is much appreciated, thank you!

Answer 1

Here's the output I get...

Answer 2

Have you gone Settings, Account, My info?

Also have you gone Settings, System, About?

Answer 3

Yes I have, but the main thing I want to do is assign hour limits, and I'm pretty sure you can only do that through command prompt

Answer 4

Hi Ruizun,

I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 2-Year Windows Insider MVP here to help.

Is it a Microsoft Account or a local account labeled John?

Have you confirmed if the name is the same in the user folder?

Also, the command should be like this(there cannot be \Windows\John)

C:\Windows\system32>

I don't know if you mistakenly typed for illustration.

Answer 5

Yes, I typed it that way as an illustration. The account is a domain account, which I probably should’ve specified in the beginning. Yes, I’ve checked the user folder to verify the name, and it checks out. I tried using net user for multiple different accounts and nothing showed up, at least when it came to the domain accounts.