Determining group identity : WindowsIdentity : Security C# Examples

Determining group identity

    
using  System;
using  System.Security.Principal;

class  MainClass
{
    public  static  void  Main()  
    {
        WindowsIdentity  wi  =  WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
        WindowsPrincipal  prin  =  new  WindowsPrincipal(wi);

        if  (prin.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.PowerUser))  
        {
            Console.WriteLine("You  are  a  member  of  the  Power  User  group");
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("You  are  not  a  member  of  the  Power  User  group");
        }
    }
}
    
   
  
   

You are not a member of the Power User group

Related in same category :
• Obtain a WindowsIdentity object representing the currently logged on Windows user
• Get the current identity
• Get the current identity and its associated principal
• Iterate through the group names to see if the current user is a member of each one
• Impersonation