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								| OpenProcessToken The OpenProcessToken function opens the access token associated with a process. | VB4-32,5,6 Declare Function OpenProcessToken Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "OpenProcessToken" (ByVal ProcessHandle As Long, ByVal DesiredAccess As Long, TokenHandle As Long) As Long
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 | Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Win9x/ME: Not supported | 
 
 | · ProcessHandle Identifies the process whose access token is opened.
 
 · DesiredAccess
 Specifies an access mask that specifies the requested types of access to the access token. These requested access types are compared with the token’s discretionary access-control list (ACL) to determine which accesses are granted or denied. The following access rights have been defined for access tokens.
 TOKEN_ADJUST_DEFAULT
 Required to change the default ACL, primary group, or owner of an access token.
 TOKEN_ADJUST_GROUPS
 Required to change the groups specified in an access token.
 TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES
 Required to change the privileges specified in an access token.
 TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS
 Combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED standard access rights and all individual access rights for tokens.
 TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY
 Required to attach a primary token to a process in addition to the SE_CREATE_TOKEN_NAME privilege.
 TOKEN_DUPLICATE
 Required to duplicate an access token.
 TOKEN_EXECUTE
 Combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE standard access rights and the TOKEN_IMPERSONATE access right.
 TOKEN_IMPERSONATE
 Required to attach an impersonation access token to a process.
 TOKEN_QUERY
 Required to query the contents of an access token.
 TOKEN_QUERY_SOURCE
 Required to query the source of an access token.
 TOKEN_READ
 Combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ standard access rights and the TOKEN_QUERY access right.
 TOKEN_WRITE
 Combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE standard access rights and the TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES, TOKEN_ADJUST_GROUPS, and TOKEN_ADJUST_DEFAULT access rights.
 
 · TokenHandle
 Points to a handle identifying the newly-opened access token when the function returns.
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 | If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero. 
 If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
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