Reading a list of users from XP

[sam smith]

I am using VS 2005 (VB.NET) and I would like to get a list of all users who
have accounts on the server. How can I do this and populate a listbox with
the information?

Thanks in advance

 

[aaron.kempf]

isn't that juse a WMI / WBEM query?

-Aaron

 

[BK]

Are you using Active Directory?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I have done this, at work, using fairly simple code. It works on Server
2003 and XP.
Unfortunately, the source code is at work and I can't remember how I did
it!!
However, I do remember that it used an Active Directory type function - even
though we don't use AD at all at work.

If no-one's replied in the next 24 hours, I'll give you my code!!
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The Reaper

 

[Sam Smith]

Yes, I believe we are using Active Directory. We have a Windows 2003
server.

 

[BK]

This is crude, but it should get you started. This code will give you
all the users in AD:

Console.WriteLine("** Listing Start")

Dim oDirectoryEntry As DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry = New
DirectoryEntry("LDAP://SomeDomainHere")
Dim oDirectorySearcher As DirectorySearcher = New
DirectorySearcher(oDirectoryEntry)

oDirectorySearcher.Filter = ("(ObjectClass=User)")
Dim oResult As SearchResult = oDirectorySearcher.FindOne
For Each oResult In oDirectorySearcher.FindAll
Console.WriteLine(oResult.GetDirectoryEntry().Name)
Next

Console.WriteLine("Listing End **")

 

[Sam Smith]

I copied the code into my project but my DirectoryServices are not defined.
How can I do that? Do I need to import a namespace? If so, which one? I
ran through Imports system. and couldn't find DirectoryServices.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[BK]

I copied the code into my project but my DirectoryServices are not defined.

How can I do that? Do I need to import a namespace? If so, which one? I
ran through Imports system. and couldn't find DirectoryServices.

Yep...

Imports System.DirectoryServices

 

[Sam Smith]

There is no System.DirectoryServices when I look at intellisense. Is there
something else to import first?

VS 2005 VB.NET

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Add a reference to System.DirectoryServices in the My Project thingammybob.
It's not referenced by default.
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[Sam Smith]

I added the reference to DirectoryServices into my project and it now works.
Thanks for the tip.