Tests whether the current user is a member of the Administrator's group.

Syntax

BOOL IsUserAnAdmin(void);

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return value

Type: BOOL

Returns TRUE if the user is a member of the Administrator's group; otherwise, FALSE.

Remarks

This function is a wrapper for CheckTokenMembership. It is recommended to call that function directly to determine Administrator group status rather than calling IsUserAnAdmin.

Note  This function is available through Windows Vista. It might be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows.

Requirements

See also

CheckTokenMembership

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Build date: 9/7/2011