System Username and Domain

[1qa2ws]

Hi,

I need to get the windows current logged username and domain. Is it any
possibility?

1qa2ws

[DotNet Coder]

Re: System Username and Domain

If you are using WinForms or ASP.NET with Windows authentication:

WinForms:

System.Security .Principal.Wind owsIdentity wi =
System.Security .Principal.Wind owsIdentity.Get Current();

ASP.NET:

System.Security .Principal.Wind owsIdentity wi =
(System.Securit y.Principal.Win dowsIdentity)Ht tpContext.Curre nt.User;


HTH,
~d

1qa2ws wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I need to get the windows current logged username and domain. Is it any
> possibility?
>
> 1qa2ws
>
>[/color]

[1qa2ws]

Re: System Username and Domain

How it differs from System.Environm ent.UserName and
System.Environm ent.UserDomainN ame?

1qa2sw

"DotNet Coder" <d0tn3tc0d3r@ya hoo.dot.com> wrote in message
news:u6dE1AfQFH A.1476@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> If you are using WinForms or ASP.NET with Windows authentication:
>
> WinForms:
>
> System.Security .Principal.Wind owsIdentity wi =
> System.Security .Principal.Wind owsIdentity.Get Current();
>
> ASP.NET:
>
> System.Security .Principal.Wind owsIdentity wi =
> (System.Securit y.Principal.Win dowsIdentity)Ht tpContext.Curre nt.User;
>
>
> HTH,
> ~d
>
> 1qa2ws wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to get the windows current logged username and domain. Is it any
>> possibility?
>>
>> 1qa2ws[/color][/color]

[DotNet Coder]

Re: System Username and Domain

Well, because, in the case of using ASP.NET, System.Environm ent.UserName
/System.Environm ent.UserDomainN ame will return the name of the currently
logged on user on the server. Not the client using your web application.

In winforms, I suppose you could use System.Environm ent with no problem.

HTH,
~d

1qa2ws wrote:[color=blue]
> How it differs from System.Environm ent.UserName and
> System.Environm ent.UserDomainN ame?
>
> 1qa2sw
>
> "DotNet Coder" <d0tn3tc0d3r@ya hoo.dot.com> wrote in message
> news:u6dE1AfQFH A.1476@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...
>[color=green]
>>If you are using WinForms or ASP.NET with Windows authentication:
>>
>>WinForms:
>>
>>System.Securi ty.Principal.Wi ndowsIdentity wi =
>>System.Securi ty.Principal.Wi ndowsIdentity.G etCurrent();
>>
>>ASP.NET:
>>
>>System.Securi ty.Principal.Wi ndowsIdentity wi =
>>(System.Secur ity.Principal.W indowsIdentity) HttpContext.Cur rent.User;
>>
>>
>>HTH,
>>~d
>>
>>1qa2ws wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I need to get the windows current logged username and domain. Is it any
>>>possibilit y?
>>>
>>>1qa2ws[/color][/color]
>
>
>[/color]

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Re: System Username and Domain


"DotNet Coder" <d0tn3tc0d3r@ya hoo.dot.com> wrote in message
news:Ol3PgSfQFH A.1884@TK2MSFTN GP15.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Well, because, in the case of using ASP.NET, System.Environm ent.UserName
> /System.Environm ent.UserDomainN ame will return the name of the currently
> logged on user on the server. Not the client using your web application.
>
> In winforms, I suppose you could use System.Environm ent with no problem.
>[/color]

IMO, OP wasn't asking about ASP.NET, anyway your answer is incorrect. An
empty or a bogus value will be returned by calling
System.Environm ent.UserName from within asp.net, the reason is that "aspnet"
has no associated profile (and as such no Environment block) as it is not an
interactive login. Even if asp.net run's with domain credentials or as an
interactive login it's profile isn't loaded and the Environment shouldn't be
trusted.
Note that in general calling System.Environm ent is only a valid option when
the caller is associated with a login that has it's profile loaded (an
interactive login), in all other cases it shouldn't be used.

Willy.