what I need to do is: Create User account on another machine from my machine using C#. I tried to use DirectoryEntry("WinNt://"....) but it create this account localy in my current machine. I tried many time to add the destination machine name in this method but no way :S. also i googled and found many articles illustrated somethings like this but not actual what i need. any suggestion will be appreciated.
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you mean a windows user account? which version? – mpen Jun 15 '11 at 06:39
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yes windows user account – Ragaei Mahmoud Jun 15 '11 at 06:40
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version of what?windows?i am currenly using windows XP Prof SP3 but in the future i need to apply my project in a server running w2K3SP2 or W2K8SP1 – Ragaei Mahmoud Jun 15 '11 at 06:41
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string s_Username = "TestUser"; string s_Password = "password"; string s_Description = "Test User Account"; DirectoryEntry AD = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" + Environment.MachineName + ",computer"); // create a new user DirectoryEntry NewUser = AD.Children.Add(s_Username, "user"); NewUser.Invoke("SetPassword", new object[] { s_Password }); NewUser.Invoke("Put", new object[] { "Description", s_Description }); // commit the changes NewUser.CommitChanges(); lblResult.Text = "Success!!"; – Ragaei Mahmoud Jun 15 '11 at 06:51
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I tried to replace Environment.MachineName with the remote machine name>>but it failed.both of these two machines are in the same domain – Ragaei Mahmoud Jun 15 '11 at 06:52
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@KMan : this link gives me :p;age not found :) – Ragaei Mahmoud Jun 15 '11 at 06:58
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@Ragaei Mahmoud: Look into [WMI](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa389769%28v=vs.85%29.aspx) – KMån Jun 15 '11 at 07:02
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Checkout:
- How to add a new user using DirectoryServices?
- How to add a user to the local system by using Directory Services?
- Creating local user account c# and .NET 2.0
Alternatively, you can spawn a TCP server/service on the server machine, and send commands remotely via messages.
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I'd say you'd have to go to a little client server architecture where the remote 'server' creates a local user based on the supplied client data.
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