NetAddServiceAccount function (lmaccess.h)
The NetAddServiceAccount function creates a standalone managed service account (sMSA) or retrieves the credentials for a group managed service account (gMSA) and stores the account information on the local computer.
This function has no associated import library. You must use the LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress functions to dynamically link to Logoncli.dll.
Windows Server 2008 R2: Installing a managed service account by using the PowerShell command line interface cmdlet to call this function fails with error code 0xC0000225 when the value of the AccountName parameter does not match the corresponding Security Accounts Manager (SAM) name of the account.
Syntax
NTSTATUS NetAddServiceAccount(
[in, optional] LPWSTR ServerName,
[in] LPWSTR AccountName,
[in] LPWSTR Password,
[in] DWORD Flags
);
Parameters
[in, optional] ServerName
The value of this parameter must be NULL.
[in] AccountName
The name of the account to be created.
[in] Password
This parameter is reserved. Do not use it.
[in] Flags
This parameter can be the following value.
Return value
If the function succeeds, it returns STATUS_SUCCESS.
If the function fails, it returns an error code.
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum supported client | Windows 7 [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only] |
Target Platform | Windows |
Header | lmaccess.h |
DLL | Netapi32.dll |