Detect Computer Group Membership

article #544, updated 3984 days ago

Try this:

Dim objNetwork
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

Dim objWinntComp
Set objWinntComp = GetObject("WinNT://" & objNetwork.UserDomain & "/" & objNetwork.ComputerName & ",computer")
MsgBox "WinNT://" & objNetwork.UserDomain & "/" & objNetwork.ComputerName & ",computer"

Dim strGroupToCheck
strGroupToCheck = "GROUP_TO_DETECT"

If IsMemberOfGroup(objNetwork.UserDomain, objWinntComp, strGroupToCheck) = True Then
      MsgBox "You are a member of " & strGroupToCheck
ElseIf IsMemberOfGroup(objNetwork.UserDomain, objWinntComp, strGroupToCheck) = False Then
      MsgBox "You are NOT a member of " & strGroupToCheck
      WScript.Quit
ElseIf IsMemberOfGroup(objNetwork.UserDomain, objWinntComp, strGroupToCheck) = "Error" Then
      MsgBox "There was no group found called " & strGroupToCheck
      WScript.Quit
End If      

Function IsMemberOfGroup(strUserDomain, objComp, strGroup) 'the user is a member of a specified group
      IsMemberOfGroup = False
      Dim objGroup
      On Error Resume Next
      Set objGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & strUserDomain & "/" & strGroup & ",group")
      If Err.Number Then
            IsMemberOfGroup = "Error"
      Else
            IsMemberOfGroup = objGroup.IsMember(objComp.ADsPath & "$")
      End If
End Function

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