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Error 1609. An error occurred while applying security settings. Users is not a valid user or group. This could be a problem with the package, or a problem connecting to a domain controller on the network. Check your network connection and click Retry, or Cancel to end the install.       Unable to locate the user's SID, system error 1332

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        /// <summary>
        /// Get the POWERUSER alias for the language O/S
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        [CustomAction]
        public static string Get_USER_Alias()
        {
            return Globalisation.Get_USER_Alias();
        }

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Action start 14:36:58: WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll.
MSI (s) (84:58) [14:36:58:389]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Program Files\X\UserTest\WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll, Entrypoint: Get_USER_Alias
Action ended 14:36:58: WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll. Return value 3.
Action ended 14:36:58: INSTALL. Return value 3.

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public static ActionResult CustomAction1(Session session)
{
// sending message to installation log
session.Log("Begin CustomAction1");

// getting a property
YourVariable = session["YOUR_PROPERTY"];

// setting a property
session["YOUR_PROPERTY"] = "YOUR_VALUE";

return ActionResult.Success;
}

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        [CustomAction]
        public static ActionResult CustomAction1(Session session)
        {
            // sending message to installation log
            session.Log("Begin CustomAction1");

            // getting a property
            string GetDummy = session["DUMMY"];

            // setting a property
            session["DUMMY"] = "Changed in code...";

            session.Log("Completed CustomAction1");

            return ActionResult.Success;
        }

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MSI (s) (9C:B4) [11:58:26:417]: Doing action: WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll
Action 11:58:26: WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll. 
Action start 11:58:26: WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll.
MSI (s) (9C:EC) [11:58:26:427]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Program Files\X\Test\WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll, Entrypoint: CustomAction1
Action ended 11:58:26: WiXUsersCustomAction.CA.dll. Return value 3.
Action ended 11:58:26: INSTALL. Return value 3.