[python-win32] Is this user a member of a given Active Directory group?

[Tim Golden]

Vernon Cole wrote:
> Tim,
>   You Da Man!
> Vernon
> 
> based on your suggestion, I have:
> <code>
> import win32security
> 
> def testMemberOf(GROUP_NAME):
>     try:
>         sid, system, type = win32security.LookupAccountName(None, 
> GROUP_NAME)
>     except:
>         raise ValueError, '"%s" is not a valid group name'%GROUP_NAME
>     return win32security.CheckTokenMembership(None, sid)
> </code>

Glad it helped. One thing -- which I imagine you
will have thought of for yourself, but just in
case... -- is that catching *all* exceptions might
mask something more than a misspelt group name.
But, clearly, the effect is the same: you can't
do the check against the group.

TJG