Getting the Script's Account
In some cases, the actions performed by a script will require privileges associated with a specific Windows User account. To avoid errors, the script should verify the account name it is using before attempting to access any protected resources.
Scripts run using the MOM service's account. You can determine the account details with the WshNetwork object. The WshNetwork object is part of the Windows Scripting Technologies, but it can be use outside of the Windows Script Host environment.
The following sample demonstrates how to check whether the script is running as the local system account:
Const SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_NAME = "SYSTEM"
Function IsUsingSystemAccount
Dim oNet
Dim strCurrentUserDomain, strCurrentUserName
Dim strLocalComputer
Dim bIsSystem
bIsSystem = False
Set oNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
strCurrentUserDomain = oNet.UserDomain
strCurrentUserName = oNet.UserName
strLocalComputer = oNet.ComputerName
If ((strCurrentUserDomain = strLocalComputer) And _
(strCurrentUserName = SYSTEM_ACCOUNT_NAME)) Then
bIsSystem = True
End If
IsUsingSystemAccount = bIsSystem
End Function