How to create windows user using VB.NET

[ychhuong]

I have a table in sql server storing all staff in a company and I want to create user in windows for all staff. I don't want to create it one by one. Can i use vb.net to create theses users or is there any way? Please tell me step by step.

[RobDog888]

You will want to use Active Directory (AD) or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to do it. You are trying to create local users or domain users, etc.

[mendhak]

To create a user you'd use ADSI. WMI is for hardware related methods, isn't it?

Public Sub AddUser(ByVal strDomainName As String, ByVal strLoginName As String, ByVal strPwd As String)
 Dim obDirEntry As DirectoryEntry = Nothing
 Try
   obDirEntry = New DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" + strDomainName)
   Dim entries As DirectoryEntries = obDirEntry.Children
   Dim obUser As DirectoryEntry = entries.Add(strLoginName, "User")
   obUser.Properties("FullName").Add("MENDHAK THE FROG")
   Dim obRet As Object = obUser.Invoke("SetPassword", strPwd)
   obUser.CommitChanges
 Catch ex As Exception
   'Handle the Error
 End Try
End Sub

[jmcilhinney]

WMI is not just for hardware.

The Win32_Account abstract WMI class contains information about user accounts and group accounts known to the Windows system. User or group names recognized by a Windows NT domain are descendants (or members) of this class. The Win32_Account class is not included in a default hardware inventory operation.

The Win32_UserAccount WMI class contains information about a user account on a Windows operating system.

Can you use ActiveDirectory on a stand alone machine?

[RobDog888]

Only if its got the ADSI type library or running Server w/AD.

[RobDog888]

Here is a good link on ADSI for your reference.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...oryobjects.asp

[Codehammer]

...
obDirEntry = New DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" + strDomainName)
Dim entries As DirectoryEntries = obDirEntry.Children
Dim obUser As DirectoryEntry = entries.Add(strLoginName, "User")

Imports What? I tried Microsoft.win32, etc, never work though!

[Kasracer]

Imports What? I tried Microsoft.win32, etc, never work though!

http://www.google.com/search?client=...utf-8&oe=utf-8

First link, form the MSDN says it's in the System.DirectoryServices namespace.

[jmcilhinney]

I went to the help/MSDN library and searched for "directoryentry class". The third result was for the System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry class. The help really is helpful. The page that Rob linked to even has a link to that very topic and half the other links specifically mention the DirectoryServices namespace.

[mendhak]

It's surprising how much a little, tiny search can answer if you just take the time out to do it. That was an extremely simple question, ya see?

[Codehammer]

It's surprising how much a little, tiny search can answer if you just take the time out to do it. That was an extremely simple question, ya see?

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