GetUserNameA function (winbase.h)

Retrieves the name of the user associated with the current thread.

Use the GetUserNameEx function to retrieve the user name in a specified format. Additional information is provided by the IADsADSystemInfo interface.

Syntax

BOOL GetUserNameA(
  [out]     LPSTR   lpBuffer,
  [in, out] LPDWORD pcbBuffer
);

Parameters

[out] lpBuffer

A pointer to the buffer to receive the user's logon name. If this buffer is not large enough to contain the entire user name, the function fails. A buffer size of (UNLEN + 1) characters will hold the maximum length user name including the terminating null character. UNLEN is defined in Lmcons.h.

[in, out] pcbBuffer

On input, this variable specifies the size of the lpBuffer buffer, in TCHARs. On output, the variable receives the number of TCHARs copied to the buffer, including the terminating null character.

If lpBuffer is too small, the function fails and GetLastError returns ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER. This parameter receives the required buffer size, including the terminating null character.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is a nonzero value, and the variable pointed to by lpnSize contains the number of TCHARs copied to the buffer specified by lpBuffer, including the terminating null character.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

If the current thread is impersonating another client, the GetUserName function returns the user name of the client that the thread is impersonating.

If GetUserName is called from a process that is running under the "NETWORK SERVICE" account, the string returned in lpBuffer may be different depending on the version of Windows. On Windows XP, the "NETWORK SERVICE" string is returned. On Windows Vista, the “<HOSTNAME>$” string is returned.

Examples

For an example, see Getting System Information.

Requirements

See also

GetUserNameEx

LookupAccountName

System Information Functions