Adds a new windows account to the Visual Guard repository.

Namespace: Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.Membership
Assembly: Novalys.VisualGuard.Security (in Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.dll) Version: 2016.0.105.16 (2016.0.105.16)

Syntax

C#
public static VGMembershipUser AddWindowsAccount(
	NTAccount account
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function AddWindowsAccount ( 
	account As NTAccount
) As VGMembershipUser

Parameters

account
Type: System.Security.Principal..::..NTAccount
A NTAccount object representing the windows account that will be added to the repository.

Return Value

Type: VGMembershipUser
A VGMembershipUser object for the newly created user. null value when the creation fails.

Remarks

This method is available only for the .Net framework version 2.0 or later

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.Membership..::..VGMembershipCreateUserExceptionThe user was not created. Check the StatusCode property for a VGMembershipCreateStatus value.
System..::..ArgumentNullExceptionaccount is null.
System.Security..::..SecurityExceptionThe current user has not enough privileges to use Membership API. The Membership access level of the application must be sufficient to allows this action or the 'Membership Manager' role must be granted to the user by using the Visual Guard console.

See Also