NetUserSetGroups

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
No
Win32s
No
Import Library
netapi32.lib
Header File
lmaccess.h
Unicode
WinNT
Platform Notes
All LanMan APIs are UNICODE only

The NetUserSetGroups function sets global group memberships for a specified user account.

Security Requirements
Only members of the Administrators or Account Operators local group can successfully execute NetUserSetGroups.

NET_API_STATUS NetUserSetGroups(

LPWSTR servername,
LPWSTR username,
DWORD level,
LPBYTE buf,
DWORD num_entries
);

Parameters
servername
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the remote server on which the function is to execute. A NULL pointer or string specifies the local computer.

username
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the user for which to set global group memberships.

level
Specifies one of the following values to set the level of information provided.

Value	Meaning
0	The buf parameter points to an array of GROUP_USERS_INFO_0 structures.
	The buf parameter points to an array of GROUP_USERS_INFO_1 structures.

buf
Pointer to the buffer in which the data set with the level parameter is stored. The returned buffer should be deallocated using the NetApiBufferFree function.

num_entries
Number of global group information structures contained in the array pointed to by buf.

Return Values
If the function is successful, it returns NERR_SUCCESS.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value	Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED	The user does not have access to the requested information.
NERR_InvalidComputer	The computer name is invalid.
NERR_NotPrimary	The operation is allowed only on the primary domain controller of the domain.
NERR_GroupNotFound	The local group specified by the groupname parameter does not exist.
NERR_UserNotFound	The user name could not be found.