How can I pass user login for UNC path?

[Christopher Jedlicka]

I am trying to write a script that will access files on another
computer on the network but in a seperate domain. In order to access
the files, I need to first authenticate to the other domain as a
different user.

When I access files on another domain via explorer, it prompts for a
username/password. Is there some way I can pass this same information
through scripting to access a computer in the other domain?

I attempted to do this with impersonation, but if I understand
correctly, in order to impersonate a user, the user must exist on the
local computer running the script. The user that I would like to use
exists only on the other domain.

Does anyone know how this can be done?

-Chris

[John Smith]

Re: How can I pass user login for UNC path?

Probably got the wrong end of the stick but can't this be done via XMLHTTP
or does the authentication issue get in the way ?


"Christophe r Jedlicka" <chris101@jedli cka.net> wrote in message
news:eefec7.030 8010925.41a41f5 c@posting.googl e.com...[color=blue]
> I am trying to write a script that will access files on another
> computer on the network but in a seperate domain. In order to access
> the files, I need to first authenticate to the other domain as a
> different user.
>
> When I access files on another domain via explorer, it prompts for a
> username/password. Is there some way I can pass this same information
> through scripting to access a computer in the other domain?
>
> I attempted to do this with impersonation, but if I understand
> correctly, in order to impersonate a user, the user must exist on the
> local computer running the script. The user that I would like to use
> exists only on the other domain.
>
> Does anyone know how this can be done?
>
> -Chris[/color]

[Grant Wagner]

Re: How can I pass user login for UNC path?

<url: http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/...shnetwork.html />
<url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...wshnetwork.asp />

Instead of shelling out to run NET USE, why not use the methods built into the WshNetwork object?

var n = new ActiveXObject(" WScript.Network "); // Server.CreateOb ject();
n.MapNetworkDri ve("", "\\\\server\\pa th$", false, "user", "password") ;

I wrote and tested it in WSH, but it should work just as well in ASP, you just need to convert it to VBS (if desired) and change
"new ActiveXObject() " into "Server.CreateO bject()".

Christopher Jedlicka wrote:
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> I have tried the "net use" command that you recommended and it seems
> to work perfectly when I use the command directly. When I use the
> command through script though, it correctly executes, but doesn't seem
> to have any effect. It's running inside the same script just before I
> use the file path and with the same security context with low
> application protection in iis. Any reason this wouldn't apply through
> script? Aside from the user/server information, I am using it exactly
> as you had posted it.
>
> -Chris
>
> "Steve van Dongen [MSFT]" <stevevd@online .microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<9ilpiv85p c6eepufu38bufuv dpmmnvj0gl@4ax. com>...[color=green]
> > On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 02:08:58 +0000 (UTC), "John Smith"
> > <john@nospam.sp am> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > >Probably got the wrong end of the stick but can't this be done via XMLHTTP
> > >or does the authentication issue get in the way ?
> > >
> > >
> > >"Christophe r Jedlicka" <chris101@jedli cka.net> wrote in message
> > >news:eefec7.03 08010925.41a41f 5c@posting.goog le.com...
> > >> I am trying to write a script that will access files on another
> > >> computer on the network but in a seperate domain. In order to access
> > >> the files, I need to first authenticate to the other domain as a
> > >> different user.
> > >>
> > >> When I access files on another domain via explorer, it prompts for a
> > >> username/password. Is there some way I can pass this same information
> > >> through scripting to access a computer in the other domain?
> > >>
> > >> I attempted to do this with impersonation, but if I understand
> > >> correctly, in order to impersonate a user, the user must exist on the
> > >> local computer running the script. The user that I would like to use
> > >> exists only on the other domain.
> > >>
> > >> Does anyone know how this can be done?[/color]
> >
> >
> > If you're using anonymous authentication on this ASP page, you could
> > set the anonymous user to be the user which has permission to access
> > the share.
> >
> > If you're looking for a code solution, before attempting to access the
> > share, try executing the command:
> > net use \\server\ipc$ /u:domain\user password
> >
> > var sServer = "whatever";
> > var sDomain = "somedomain ";
> > var sUser = "somebody";
> > var sPassword = "thisisnotsecur e";
> > var oShell = Server.CreateOb ject("WScript.S hell");
> > oShell.Run("net use \\\\" + sServer + "\\ipc$ /u:" + sDomain + "\\" +
> > sUser + " " + sPassword, 0 , true);
> >
> > Regards,
> > Steve[/color][/color]

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