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MSA_INFO_STATE enumeration (lmaccess.h)

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Indicates the state of a managed service account. A managed service account can be either a group managed service account (gMSA) or a standalone managed service account (sMSA). A sMSA is limited to being deployed to a single computer.

Syntax

typedef enum _MSA_INFO_STATE {
  MsaInfoNotExist = 1,
  MsaInfoNotService,
  MsaInfoCannotInstall,
  MsaInfoCanInstall,
  MsaInfoInstalled
} MSA_INFO_STATE, *PMSA_INFO_STATE;

Constants

 
MsaInfoNotExist
Value: 1
The account does not exist.
MsaInfoNotService
The account exists, but it is not a group managed service account (gMSA) or a Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 managed service account.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7:   The account is not a managed service account.
MsaInfoCannotInstall
If the managed service account is a gMSA, the credentials cannot be fetched from the active directory or the Kerberos encryption types did not match.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7:   The managed service account cannot be installed.
MsaInfoCanInstall
The sMSA can be installed. This constant will never be returned for a gMSA.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7:   The managed service account can be installed.
MsaInfoInstalled
The gMSA managed service account is installed.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7:   The managed service account is installed.

Remarks

Service accounts can be group managed and are called group managed service accounts (gMSA). Standalone managed service accounts (sMSA) are limited to being deployed to a single computer.

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7:   The managed service account (MSA) is limited to being deployed to a single computer.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Header lmaccess.h

See also

MSA_INFO_0