GetWindowsAccountDomainSid function

The GetWindowsAccountDomainSid function receives a security identifier (SID) and returns a SID representing the domain of that SID.

Syntax

BOOL WINAPI GetWindowsAccountDomainSid(
  _In_      PSID  pSid,
  _Out_opt_ PSID  ppDomainSid,
  _Inout_   DWORD *cbSid
);

Parameters

pSid [in]

A pointer to the SID to examine.

ppDomainSid [out, optional]

Pointer that GetWindowsAccountDomainSid fills with a pointer to a SID representing the domain.

cbSid [in, out]

A pointer to a DWORD that GetWindowsAccountDomainSid fills with the size of the domain SID, in bytes.

Return value

Returns TRUE if successful.

Otherwise, returns FALSE. For extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements