The FreeSid function frees a security identifier (SID) previously allocated by using the
AllocateAndInitializeSid function.
Syntax
PVOID WINAPI FreeSid(
__in PSID pSid
);
Parameters
- pSid [in]
-
A pointer to the
SID structure to free.
Return Value
If the function succeeds, the function returns NULL.
If the function fails, it returns a pointer to the SID structure represented by the pSid parameter.
Examples
For an example that uses this function, see Creating a Security Descriptor for a New Object.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional |
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| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server |
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| Header | Winbase.h (include Windows.h) |
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| Library | Advapi32.lib |
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| DLL | Advapi32.dll |
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See Also
- Access Control Overview
- Basic Access Control Functions
- AllocateAndInitializeSid
- SID
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