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cygwin_logon_user(3)	      Programmer's Manual	  cygwin_logon_user(3)

NAME
       cygwin_logon_user

SYNOPSIS
       extern "C" HANDLE
       cygwin_logon_user  (const  struct  passwd  * passwd_entry, const char *
       password);

DESCRIPTION
       Given a pointer ot a passwd entry of a user and a  cleartext  password,
       returns	a  HANDLE to an impersonation token for this user which can be
       used in a subsequent call to  cygwin_set_impersonation_token (to imper‐
       sonate  that  user.   This  function  can only be called from a process
       which has the required NT user rights to perform a logon. See also  the
       chapter "New setuid concept" in the Cygwin user's guide. See also  cyg‐
       win_set_impersonation_token (3)

COPYRIGHT
       Cygwin is Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Red Hat, Inc.

       Cygwin is Free software; for complete licensing information, refer to:

       http://cygwin.com/licensing.html

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation to the Cygwin API is maintained on the web at:

       http://cygwin.com/cygwin-api/cygwin-api.html

       The website is updated more frequently than the man pages and should be
       considered the authoritative source of information.

Cygwin				  April 2010		  cygwin_logon_user(3)

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