ExitWindowsEx failing in windows 8 in system account

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I am launching a exe in system account to log off the machine .
I am using the ExitWindowsEx APi with the adjust token .
But i am getting error as "1".(Incorrect function.)

But when i launching same exe in user account(which currently logged in ) its working fine.

Can any one help me.

I have refered the following link..
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376871(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

Posted 9-Mar-15 5:33am

@BangIndia

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barneyman 9-Mar-15 18:09pm

are you trying to use an exe running in SYSTEM context to log the current (interactive) user off?

look at ImpersonateLoggedOnUser

@BangIndia 10-Mar-15 1:29am

Yes i am running the exe in system acccount and trying to log off other accounts.
If you want to use ImpersonateLoggedOnUser then we need to user name and password.
From system account we can't get this.
is there any other way?

Mike Nordell 14-Mar-15 2:35am

SYSTEM should have just about any privileges there are. What it hasn't got is a HANDLE to your HDESKTOP. Perhaps shutting down using that function requires a user (an actual user)?

I hope that hint will help.

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