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Function name : IsWellKnownSid

Group: Security - Library: advapi32

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Compares a SID to a well known SID and returns TRUE if they match.

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Code examples:

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Declaration:

BOOL IsWellKnownSid(
	PSID pSid,
	WELL_KNOWN_SID_TYPE WellKnownSidType
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER IsWellKnownSid IN Advapi32;
	INTEGER pSid,;
	INTEGER WellKnownSidType  

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Parameters:

pSid [in] Pointer to the SID to test.

WellKnownSidType [in] Member of the WELL_KNOWN_SID_TYPE enumeration to compare with the SID at pSid.

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Return value:

Returns TRUE if the SID at pSid matches the well known SID indicated by WellKnownSidType.

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Comments:

The WELL_KNOWN_SID_TYPE enumeration type is a list of commonly used security identifiers (SIDs).
Dec.29, 2006: members from 0 to 60.

See also: CreateWellKnownSid.

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