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WindowsIdentity Constructor (String)

Initializes a new instance of the WindowsIdentity class for the user represented by the specified User Principal Name (UPN).

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

public:
WindowsIdentity(
	String^ sUserPrincipalName
)

Parameters

sUserPrincipalName
Type: System::String

The UPN for the user on whose behalf the code is running.

ExceptionCondition
UnauthorizedAccessException

Windows returned the Windows NT status code STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED.

OutOfMemoryException

There is insufficient memory available.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the correct permissions.

The UPN identified in sUserPrincipalName is used to retrieve a token for that user through the Win32 API LsaLogonUser function. In turn that token is used to identify the user. An exception might be returned due to the inability to log on using the supplied UPN.

NoteNote:

This constructor is intended for use on computers joined only to Windows Server 2003 domains. An exception is thrown for other domain types.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1
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