sid-string-to-user-name Function

Summary

Takes a standard SID (Security Identifier) string and locates the user.

Package

win32

Signature

sid-string-to-user-name sid-string => result

Arguments

sid-string⇩

A string.

Values

result

A string or nil.

Description

The function sid-string-to-user-name takes a standard SID (Security Identifier) string and tries to locate the user. It returns nil if sid-string is not the SID of a user.

See also

wait-for-connection
security-description-string-for-open-named-pipe