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NTAccount Constructor (String)

.NET Framework 4

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Initializes a new instance of the NTAccount class by using the specified name.

Namespace: System.Security.Principal
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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public NTAccount(
	string name
)

Parameters

name: Type: System.String
The name used to create the NTAccount object. This parameter cannot be null or an empty string.

Remarks

The specified name is not required to correspond to an existing account or group, but translation into other IdentityReference-derived types will not be possible unless the account or group does exist.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

NTAccount Class

NTAccount Overload

System.Security.Principal Namespace

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