Getting system user info from java app

From: Laura P (patersol_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/26/04

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    Date: 26 Feb 2004 00:26:50 -0800

    Hi,

    In my application I need to ensure that only people who are logged
    into an account with admin rights can perform certain tasks. I have
    got as far as using System.getProperty("user.name") to find out who is
    logged in, but cannot find a way to determine what privileges they
    have.

    I realise there may not be a generic way of discovering this.
    Although it would be nice to have this functionality for all
    platforms, my current project requires it only for Windows 2000.

    Does anyone have any pointers on how to discover this information?

    Regards,
    Laura

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