UserAccountControlIsUserInAdminGroup Method

The function checks whether the object associated with the access token belongs to a user account that is a member of the local Administrators group, even if it currently is not elevated.

Namespace: TomsToolbox.Desktop
Assembly: TomsToolbox.Desktop (in TomsToolbox.Desktop.dll) Version: 2.21.0+44d18b541fc9419ec3c549350a832394661b2a4d
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

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public static bool IsUserInAdminGroup(
	SafeTokenHandle userToken
)

Public Shared Function IsUserInAdminGroup ( 
	userToken As SafeTokenHandle
) As Boolean

Parameters

userToken SafeTokenHandle: The user token.

Return Value

Boolean
Returns true if the object associated with the access token belongs to user account that is a member of the local Administrators group. Returns false if the token does not.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Win32Exception
Win32Exception	When any native Windows API call fails, the function throws a Win32Exception with the last error code.

Reference

UserAccountControl Class

TomsToolbox.Desktop Namespace