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A user account is a data object that represents a physical user of a computer system. Commonly, user accounts are represented as database objects.

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Add new page to Magento user account

I've been stuck on the proper way to do this for a while. I want to add a new page to the Magento user account on the front end after log in/creation. There is some information we would like to gather from our customers separate from account…
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How to give Create, Read and Modify permissions to all users for a file created by my application in C:\ProgramData?

My application basically creates an XML file in C:\ProgramData\MyAppFolder and dumps config settings in it. I need to allow even standard users to have permission to add or delete settings to these config files. Right now I see that standard users…
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Windows 8 Set User Account Image

I'm trying to write a small CONSOLE (not metro style) app to quickly change the user account image of the current user to a select image for a setup scrip that I'm running on a bunch of laptops. They're all Windows 8 and (since it hasn't been out…
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How to change user account password to blank using batch file

I am having difficulty in changing password to blank using batch file. I tried using the following command: net user '' But, that will set the password into '' not blank. Appreciate any help. Thanks in advance! :)
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Python win32file remove file data

I have a data file, which is used to store details about users. I need to be able to look up a user in the file using win32file and remove the data from the file. I have the following structure size for each user account account =…
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Need advice for adding user accounts to a windows forms

So I have inherited this project and it has around 20 forms, hundreds of controls, and many tens of thousands of lines of code. I've been working on it for a while and now my boss is requesting the addition of user accounts. Basically, there would…
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PHP Admin Account

On my website, I want a few options to be enabled when someone logs in with an admin account. My question is about how to secure that admin account as much as possible. They way login is setup on my website is after authenticating login, i do this…
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WindowsIdentitiy.IsGuest doesn't work on .net 3.5

I'm trying discover if a user is a guest in windows7/windows8 using c# and .NET 3.5. I've followed the answer in here and tried calling WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().IsGuest but it didn't work returns false also on guest account (on windows7 and on…
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Website User upload file and status

I have a user registration page where the user signs up for an event and then submits a paper. A reviewer will then read the paper, and approve/decline it. I finished all the registration, validation, login, and user authentication stuff. Now I need…
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An application using a windows account to access a directory

There is a directory on a file_server, which can be accessable from AD account -> TRacc, I am tring to write an application which will be working on an application_server and using the TRacc account to access this directory and put some files into…
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Are there other methods than emailing a verification link to verify account info?

At the moment, we are sending an email address verification email each time someone signs up. This email has been causing a number of problems: people don't get it, they just don't click the link in the email or the email gets block by spam or some…
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Unable to create user on windows server 2008 due to access permission

I am getting below error while trying to create user on remote computer. System.UnauthorizedAccessException: General access denied error at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IAds.GetInfo() at…
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Directory permission shared between Windows Service and console application

I'm not sure if this is proper place for such question (maybe should be placed on SuperUser?), but I'll try. I have one C# console application and one Windows service. Both does the same, but console app was created before and is kept for backward…
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How to add time based restrictions to prevent a Windows user from logging in?

I am trying to add some modification to the windows login screen that only allows a user to log in if they have time remaining for that day. I also want to allow them to increase the time via a connection with the wireless device. I have seen…
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Implementing ActiveDirectory account lockout after n tries in WCF

I am developing a WCF service which can be consumed by mobile applications to authenticate users against the corporate extranet ActiveDirectory. I am using a customized version of this implementation from Microsoft. I need to implement the account…
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