"Shannon Thompson" wrote:

> Hi I am very new to .NET and I am programmatically trying to create a windows
> users (not using AD) and am having a little trouble. The OS is 2003 Server
> and I am trying to use System.Diagnostics.Process with "net.exe". The
> argument does not seem to take, here is the code (this is my first crack at
> web services or any real .net project so not sure if this the best way to do
> this either - also please do not bash my code again it is my first try):
>
> [WebMethod(Description = "Create Windows User and Custom Group.")]
> public string CreateLocalUser(string username, string password)
> {
> Process MyProc = new Process();
> MyProc.StartInfo.FileName = "net.exe";
> MyProc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
> MyProc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
> MyProc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
> MyProc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
> MyProc.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
>
> try
> {
> //this is the part that does not work
> MyProc.StartInfo.Arguments = @"net.exe user " + username + @" " + password
> + @" /ADD /ACTIVE:YES " +@"/EXPIRES:NEVER /FULLNAME:" + username + @"
> /PASSWORDCHG:NO /PASSWORDREQ:YES";
> //
>
> MyProc.Start();
> MyProc.WaitForExit();
> MyProc.Close();
> }
> catch(Exception e)
> {
> Console.WriteLine(e.GetType());
> Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
> }
>
> return "completed";
> }
>