C#.NET Getting User Name of machine using Windows Service

Question

I am having difficulty getting the User Name of a person logged into a machine using a windows service.

When using both System.Environment.UserName or WindowsIdentity.Ge

Answer 1

Try this:

var connectionOptions = new ConnectionOptions();
var scope = new System.Management.ManagementScope("\\\\localhost", connectionOptions);
var query = new System.Management.ObjectQuery("select * from Win32_ComputerSystem");
var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query);
foreach (var row in searcher.Get()) 
{
    Console.WriteLine(row["UserName"].ToString().ToLower());
}