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

[Graeme Glass]

On Jan 14, 2008 8:55 PM, Patrick Li <patrick at gxlinc.com> 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
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>


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.

hth,

Graeme
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