IUserIdentity interface
[IUserIdentity is not supported and may be altered or unavailable in the future. Instead, use User Accounts with Fast User Switching and Remote Desktop.]
Exposes methods that provide identification, registry, and folder data for a specific user identity.
Members
The IUserIdentity interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IUserIdentity also has these types of members:
Methods
The IUserIdentity interface has these methods.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetCookie | Deprecated. Gets the cookie used to uniquely identify this user identity. |
| GetIdentityFolder | Deprecated. Gets the file folder associated with this identity. |
| GetName | Deprecated. Gets the name associated with this user identity. |
| OpenIdentityRegKey | Deprecated. Retrieves the key in the registry that corresponds to this user identity. |
Remarks
This interface provides information that corresponds to a specific user identity present on the system. You can access this user identity's identity folder, its registry key, and its identification cookie, as well as retrieve the name associated with the user identity.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| End of client support |
Windows 2000 Professional |
| End of server support |
Windows 2000 Server |
| Header |
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| IDL |
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| DLL |
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See also