Get the 'real' windows user name, not the runas one!

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Hi everyone, is it possible for a .NET application to get the currently logged on user (username) if this application has been started with runas? I tried System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name but it returned the 'runas' user, not the logged on one. I hope you understand what I meant! Thanks! Larry86

Posted 19-Nov-09 1:42am

larry1986

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larry1986 · Answer 1 · 2009-11-19T19:27:00

Solution 2

Yeah I tried it and it also returns the 'runas' user.

Posted 19-Nov-09 19:27pm

larry1986

Rafi ablahad · Answer 2 · 2009-12-11T08:32:00

Solution 3

Thank you :
i think you can implement it using (WMI) by passing a (WQL) related to the system information queries.
you can do that using System.Management.ManagementObject

Posted 11-Dec-09 8:32am

Rafi ablahad

snorkie · Answer 3 · 2009-11-19T05:10:00

Solution 1

Have you tried System.Environment.UserName yet?

Hogan

Posted 19-Nov-09 5:10am

snorkie