Getting user information in NT

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I seek knowlegde from the Monks of infinite wisdom for the solution to my problem:
I am trying to get user information, namely the name, to work in NT.
The User module allows me to get the login name, but not the actual name.
The getpwent etc. instructions only allow me to access the information in *nix
Is there a separate password file in Windows that I am unable to access?
In the home directory there is a ntuser.dat file that
may contain useful information, but I cannot access it
because the file is in use.

Any information to help me would be gratefully accepted,
but I am a fairly new user of the greatness that is perl,
so I would appreciate little or no obfuscation around the answer!
Thank you, Alex.

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Re: Getting user information in NT by Nightblade (Beadle) on Aug 13, 2002 at 10:25 UTC
Try module Win32API::Net `UserGetInfo(server, user, level, hash)` Here is all user information you can get from Windows Level 3 name, password, passwordAge, priv, homeDir, comment, flags, scriptPath, authFlags, fullName, usrComment, parms, workstations, lastLogon, lastLogoff, acctExpires, maxStorage, unitsPerWeek, logonHours, badPwCount, numLogons, logonServer, countryCode, codePage, userId, primaryGroupId, profile, homeDirDrive, passwordExpired	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Getting user information in NT by atcroft (Abbot) on Aug 13, 2002 at 12:14 UTC
You might also want to take a look at Perl for System Administration in regards to your question-as I recall, it contained some information about managing user account information and directory services, so there is a chance it might prove helpful as well.	[reply]
Re: Getting user information in NT by Necos (Friar) on Aug 13, 2002 at 17:24 UTC
I'm surprised no one mentioned Win32::NetAdmin. There's a function called UserGetAttributes that will return everything that's in the Win32API::Net call. Also, just as a note, Windows will not return a password for a user (or at least I've never got it to return it for me). It's just a place holder for the underlying C/C++ call. Hope that helps some. Theodore Charles III Network Administrator Los Angeles Senior High 4650 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019 323-937-3210 ext. 224 email->secon_kun@hotmail.com `perl -e "map{print++$_}split//,Mdbnr;"`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Getting user information in NT by perigeeV (Hermit) on Aug 13, 2002 at 11:12 UTC
On the resource kit: Usrstat.exe Displays user name, full name, and last logon date and time for each user account across all domain controllers.	[reply]


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