check active user on XP S.O

[Pedro]

Hi all,

I would like to know, how can I check the name of the current user that is
Log on in O.S XP.
Hi already try the

Environment.UserName.ToString();
but is not what i would like to appear,its abreviated,
like 'MJhonson', and and what i want is the complete name 'Michael Johnson'.
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Thanks ,

Pedro

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Pedro,

Use active directory for this

There are http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...tory+full+name
some threads where this topic was discussed

PHi all,
P>
PI would like to know, how can I check the name of the current user
Pthat is
PLog on in O.S XP.
PHi already try the
PEnvironment.UserName.ToString();
Pbut is not what i would like to appear,its abreviated,
Plike 'MJhonson', and and what i want is the complete name 'Michael
PJohnson'.
PPedro
P>
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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[Chris Fulstow]

You can get the full name from Active Directory something like this:

using System.DirectoryServices;
string DomainUser =
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurre nt().Name.Replace("\","/");
DirectoryEntry ADEntry = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" + DomainUser);
string FullName = ADEntry.Properties("FullName").Value;

Or you can use P/Invoke to call the Win32 API:

[DllImport("Secur32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern short GetUserNameEx (int nameFormat, StringBuilder
lpNameBuffer, ref int size);

int size = 1000;
StringBuilder bldr = new StringBuilder(size);
GetUserNameEx(3, bldr, ref size);

Pedro wrote:

Hi all,

I would like to know, how can I check the name of the current user that is
Log on in O.S XP.
Hi already try the

Environment.UserName.ToString();
but is not what i would like to appear,its abreviated,
like 'MJhonson', and and what i want is the complete name 'Michael Johnson'.
--
Thanks ,

Pedro

[Pedro]

Hi

My code is :

string DomainUser =

System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurre nt().Name.Replace(@"\","/");
DirectoryEntry ADEntry = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" +
DomainUser);
string FullName = ADEntry.Properties("FullName").value;
MessageBox.Show("FullName");

The error is :

Error 1 'System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Propertie s' is a 'property'
but is used like a 'method'
--
Thanks ,

Pedro
"Chris Fulstow" wrote:

You can get the full name from Active Directory something like this:

using System.DirectoryServices;
string DomainUser =
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurre nt().Name.Replace("\","/");
DirectoryEntry ADEntry = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" + DomainUser);
string FullName = ADEntry.Properties("FullName").Value;

Or you can use P/Invoke to call the Win32 API:

[DllImport("Secur32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern short GetUserNameEx (int nameFormat, StringBuilder
lpNameBuffer, ref int size);

int size = 1000;
StringBuilder bldr = new StringBuilder(size);
GetUserNameEx(3, bldr, ref size);

Pedro wrote:

Hi all,

I would like to know, how can I check the name of the current user that is
Log on in O.S XP.
Hi already try the

Environment.UserName.ToString();
but is not what i would like to appear,its abreviated,
like 'MJhonson', and and what i want is the complete name 'Michael Johnson'.
--
Thanks ,

Pedro