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Delete a User in NT

Delete a User in NT

Question:
How do I delete a user in NT with the API’s?

Answer:
The code below shows how to delete a user (if the server name is blank, it attempts to delete a user on the local computer):

Option ExplicitPrivate Const NERR_Success As Long = 0&Private Declare Function NetUserDel _   Lib "Netapi32.dll" _   (Server As Any, _    UserName As Byte) As LongPublic Sub Main()   DelUser "\Herbert", "bbbb"   'DelUser "", "bbbb"End SubPublic Sub DelUser(ByVal xi_strServer As String, _                   ByVal xi_strUserName As String)   Dim p_abytServer() As Byte   Dim p_abytUser() As Byte   Dim p_lngRtn As Long      If Len(Trim$(xi_strServer))  0 Then      p_abytServer = xi_strServer   End If      If Len(Trim$(xi_strUserName)) = 0 Then      MsgBox "You must supply a user name!"      Exit Sub   Else      p_abytUser = xi_strUserName & Chr$(0)            If Len(Trim$(xi_strServer)) = 0 Then         p_lngRtn = _            NetUserDel(Server:=ByVal Chr$(0), _            UserName:=p_abytUser(0))      Else         p_lngRtn =             NetUserDel(Server:=p_abytServer(0), _            UserName:=p_abytUser(0))      End If            If p_lngRtn = NERR_Success Then         MsgBox "Success"      Else         MsgBox "Could not delete the user, " & _                xi_strUserName & vbCrLf & _                "Error was: " & p_lngRtn      End If   End IfEnd Sub

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