user-object-adox.md

title	User Object (ADOX) | Microsoft Docs
ms.prod	sql
ms.prod_service	connectivity
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ms.date	01/19/2017
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User Object (ADOX)

Represents a user account that has access permissions within a secured database.

Remarks

The Users collection of a Catalog represents all the catalog's users. The Users collection for a Group represents only the users of the specific group.

With the properties, collections, and methods of a User object, you can:

• Identify the user with the Name property.

• Change the password for a user with the ChangePassword method.

• Determine whether a user has read, write, or delete permissions with the GetPermissions and SetPermissions methods.

• Access the groups to which a user belongs with the Groups collection.

• Access provider-specific properties with the Properties collection.

• Determine the ParentCatalog for a user.

This section contains the following topic.

• User Object Properties, Methods, and Events

See Also

GetPermissions and SetPermissions Methods Example (VB)
Groups Collection (ADOX)
Users Collection (ADOX)