EventLogEntry.UserName Property

Definition

Gets the name of the user who is responsible for this event.

C#
public string UserName { get; }

Property Value

The security identifier (SID) that uniquely identifies a user or group.

Exceptions

Account information could not be obtained for the user's SID.

Remarks

This property is often blank for events in logs other than the Security log.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided)
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided)
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

See also