Solution Found.
For those who are interesting in doing this, please go to the following
web page.
1)
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q159/4/98.asp?LN=3DEN-US
&SD=3Dgn&FR=3D0&qry=3Dnetuseradd&rnk=3D1&src=3DDHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=3DV
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2) http://www.vbsquare.com/articles/ntvb/index2.html
n.b. Karl Greenwood thank you for your help.
Norman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Greenwood" <KarlG@R...>
To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 7:39 AM
Subject: [pro_vb] RE: Setting users and passwords in NT
>
> > Can anyone tell me how to code in vb to add new users and
> > passwords in
> > Window NT?
>
> With api calls have a look at (sorry haven't got the vb versions)
>
> NET_API_STATUS NetLocalGroupAdd(
> LPCWSTR servername,
> DWORD level,
> LPBYTE buf,
> LPDWORD parm_err
> );
>
> NET_API_STATUS NetLocalGroupAddMembers(
> LPCWSTR servername,
> LPCWSTR groupname,
> DWORD level,
> LPBYTE buf,
> DWORD totalentries
> );
>
> You can also shell out:
>
> open a command prompt window and type NET HELP USER
> this will give you the syntax to mess with user accounts
> For example:
>
> Shell "Net User Fred Password /Add"
>
> This would add a user called Fred with a password of Password to the
local
> machine
>
>
>