win32security.LogonUser not working

[dsavitsk]

should have mentioned
python:   2.1.3
win32all: 145
win2k:    sp2


"dsavitsk" <dsavitsk at e-coli.net> wrote in message
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> I am trying to run code as another user. I copied the code below from
ASPN,
> so it would seem that someone has gotten this to work. I keep getting the
> error
>
> pywintypes.api_error (1314, 'LogonUser', 'A required privilege is not held
> by the client.')
>
> Google has revealed that others gave had the same problem.  does anyone
know
> a solution, or even a different way to do this?
>
> -doug
>
> link to the original of code below
>
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Jnbt2XVyGfUC:aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/
>
Python/Reference/Products/ActivePython/PythonWin32Extensions/Windows_NT_Secu
>
rity_.2d.2d_Impersonation.html+self.handel%3Dwin32security.LogonUser&hl=en&i
> e=UTF-8
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> import win32security
> import win32con
> import win32api
> import sys
>
>
> class Impersonate:
>
>     def __init__(self):
>         self.domain   = '.'
>         self.login    = 'myusername'
>         self.password = '**********'
>
>     def logon(self):
>         self.handel=win32security.LogonUser(self.login,
>                                             self.domain,
>                                             self.password,
>
> win32con.LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE,
>
> win32con.LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT
>                                             )
>         win32security.ImpersonateLoggedOnUser(self.handel)
>
>     def logoff(self):
>         win32security.RevertToSelf() #terminates impersonation
>         self.handel.Close() #guarantees cleanup
>
>
>
>
> if __name__ == '__main__':
>     a=Impersonate()
>     try:
>         a.logon() #become the user
>         print win32api.GetUserName() #show you're someone else
>         a.logoff() #return to normal
>     except:
>         print sys.exc_type , sys.exc_value
>
>