user name and password in VB.NET windows services

hi,

I am writting a windows service in vb.NET.
I want to have the user that is running service. the user name and password as a global variable in my project.
I want to work with ADSI functions so I need the both user name and password to make the function work and connect to domain.

can any one give me a clue how to do that?
any other suggestion beside getting the user name and password from service?

thanks in advance.
roseta.

To get information related to users , you maybe need these function

VB Code:

Environment.UserDomainName()

or

VB Code:

SystemInformation.UserDomainName()

and

VB Code:

SystemInformation.UserName

As for the password , I'm afraid you would need a lot of code related to security and permissions and could be some APIs .

I may be wrong, but I believe if you do not use a username and Password with ADSI it will pick up the current user's credentials.

If it's a windows service you can edit it's properties in the services manager to use a specific userid & password when it runs.

Dmyz,

thanks for your points. but if the service is not logged in what does it use? system account? then what happenes the system account should have privillage of the action.

any other point is appriciated.
roseta

By default the service will use the system account, however it can be changed to any account in the service manager.