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CAccessToken::LogonUser

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Call this method to create a logon session for the user associated with the given credentials.

bool LogonUser( 
   LPCTSTR pszUserName, 
   LPCTSTR pszDomain, 
   LPCTSTR pszPassword, 
   DWORD dwLogonType = LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE, 
   DWORD dwLogonProvider = LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT  
) throw( );

Parameters

  • pszUserName
    Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the user name. This is the name of the user account to log on to.

  • pszDomain
    Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the domain or server whose account database contains the pszUserName account.

  • pszPassword
    Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the clear-text password for the user account specified by pszUserName.

  • dwLogonType
    Specifies the type of logon operation to perform. See LogonUser for more details.

  • dwLogonProvider
    Specifies the logon provider. See LogonUser for more details.

Return Value

Returns true on success, false on failure.

Remarks

The access token resulting from the logon will be associated with the CAccessToken. For this method to succeed, the CAccessToken object must hold SE_TCB_NAME privileges, identifying the holder as part of the trusted computer base. See LogonUser for more information regarding the privileges required.

Requirements

Header: atlsecurity.h

See Also

Reference

CAccessToken Class

CAccessToken::ImpersonateLoggedOnUser