Get current logged on user

[Niclas]

Is it possible to configure a Windows Service to:

1. Start the service when a user logs on (i.e. service not active before
logon)

2. Determine the WindowsIdentity of the currently logged on user

Niclas

 

[Guest]

I have dealt with a similar situation before ... I never got the actual
identity of the user but using

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...erv/TermServ/wtsgetactiveconsolesessionid.asp
an
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...mserv/TermServ/wtsquerysessioninformation.asp

I was able to get the name of the user (including fast switching for
multiple users).

Cheers,

Greg

 

[Gabriel Magaña]

Did you take into account remote desktop and/or terminal services? This
would mean that several users have valid session concurrently... How did
you deal with that screnario?

 

[William Stacey [MVP]]

| 1. Start the service when a user logs on (i.e. service not active before
| logon)

You could use the ServiceControl control to start service when your app
starts. Or put your app in the Startup folder.

| 2. Determine the WindowsIdentity of the currently logged on user

private void button18_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

WindowsIdentity wi = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();

Console.WriteLine("Current User: " + wi.Name);

foreach (IdentityReference ir in wi.Groups)

{

NTAccount acc = (NTAccount)ir.Translate(typeof(NTAccount));

Console.WriteLine("Member of: " + acc.Value);

}

}