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

See Also

Access Control Overview

Basic Access Control Functions

AllocateAndInitializeSid

SID

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