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GetNetScheduleAccountInformation function (atacct.h)

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[GetNetScheduleAccountInformation is no longer available for use as of Windows 8. Instead, use the Task Scheduler 2.0 Interfaces.

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The GetNetScheduleAccountInformation function retrieves the AT Service account name.

Syntax

HRESULT GetNetScheduleAccountInformation(
  [in]  LPCWSTR  pwszServerName,
  [in]  DWORD    ccAccount,
  [out] WCHAR [] wszAccount
);

Parameters

[in] pwszServerName

A NULL-terminated wide character string for the name of the computer whose account information is being retrieved.

[in] ccAccount

The number of characters, including the NULL terminator, allocated for wszAccount. The maximum allowed length for this value is the maximum domain name length plus the maximum user name length plus 2, expressed as DNLEN + UNLEN + 2. (The last two characters are the "" character and the NULL terminator.)

[out] wszAccount

An array of wide characters, including the NULL terminator, that receives the account information.

Return value

The return value is an HRESULT. A value of S_OK indicates the function succeeded, and the account information is returned in wszAccount. A value of S_FALSE indicates the function succeeded, and the account is the Local System account (no information will be returned in wszAccount). Any other return values indicate an error condition.

Remarks

To successfully call the GetNetScheduleAccountInformation function, the caller should have read access to the task folder which is usually %windir%\tasks or as defined in the following registry setting:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SchedulingAgent\TasksFolder

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header atacct.h
Library Mstask.lib
DLL Mstask.dll

See also

SetNetScheduleAccountInformation