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LUID structure

Applies to: desktop apps only

An LUID is a 64-bit value guaranteed to be unique only on the system on which it was generated. The uniqueness of a locally unique identifier (LUID) is guaranteed only until the system is restarted.

Applications must use functions and structures to manipulate LUID values.

Syntax

typedef struct _LUID {
  DWORD LowPart;
  LONG  HighPart;
} LUID, *PLUID;

Members

LowPart

Low-order bits.

HighPart

High-order bits.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows XP

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2003

Header

Winnt.h (include Windows.h)

See also

AllocateLocallyUniqueId
LookupPrivilegeName
LookupPrivilegeValue
PrivilegeCheck
LUID_AND_ATTRIBUTES
PRIVILEGE_SET

 

 

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