In .NET/C# test if process has administrative privileges

Question

Is there a canonical way to test to see if the process has administrative privileges on a machine?

I\'m going to be starting a long running process, and much later

Answer 1

If you want to make sure your solution works in Vista UAC, and have .Net Framework 3.5 or better, you might want to use the System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement namespace. Your code would look something like:

bool isAllowed = false;
using (PrincipalContext pc = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Machine, null))
{
    UserPrincipal up = UserPrincipal.Current;
    GroupPrincipal gp = GroupPrincipal.FindByIdentity(pc, "Administrators");
    if (up.IsMemberOf(gp))
        isAllowed = true;
}