[python-win32] Check if user has windows administrator privilege

Hi, Does anyone know if there's a way to programmatically check to see if a user has windows administrator privilege? I need this to work in WinXP and Vista. Thanks in advance, Patrick ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org

Re: [python-win32] Check if user has windows administrator privilege

On Jan 14, 2008 8:55 PM, Patrick Li [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if there's a way to programmatically check to see if a user has windows administrator privilege? I need this to work in WinXP and Vista. Thanks in advance, Patrick

Re: [python-win32] Check if user has windows administrator privilege

import ctypes print ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() (Courtesy of Thomas Heller - from a posting back in 2006) I have no idea if it will work on Vista. You will need to try it. It kinda works on Vista. If you're running from an elevated console then it will return 1, othervise (even

Re: [python-win32] Check if user has windows administrator privilege

14, 2008 1:55 PM To: python-win32@python.org Subject: [python-win32] Check if user has windows administrator privilege Hi, Does anyone know if there's a way to programmatically check to see if a user has windows administrator privilege? I