[python-win32] Re: Creating users

[Roger Upole]

James Carroll wrote:

> Hi I'm looking at maybe using:
> 
>  win32net.NetUserAdd(server, 1, d)
> 
> to create user directories under Documents and Settings on the local
> machine, but don't know what they want for passwords.  I also don't
> know if the users I want to create already have an account on their
> campus domain controller.

NetUserAdd actually creates a new user, rather than creating a profile.
The profile, which is what's stored in Documents and Settings, will
be created (or copied from a server in the case of a roaming profile)
when the account is first logged on .  You can specify
the location using the 'profile' member of USER_INFO_3 or 4.

> 
> Is there a way to add the user given just the username, and have it do
> the right thing (use the domain controller's account or a local
> account if that doesn't exist) most of the time?
> 
> I'm also having trouble with
>   info = win32net.NetUserGetInfo(server, userName, 3)
> No matter what username I give it, it can't find that user.

Are you sure you're specifying the correct server ? Use None to
mean the local machine.  Also, how are you specifying the username ?
eg a bare username, NT-style 'domain\username', Active Directory
syntax 'username at domain' etc.

> 
> Also, Enumerating users always returns an empty set, even though I
> have about 6 users set up on my machine.
> 

NetUserEnum is a little tricky to use, can you post your code ?

      hth
            Roger