active directory and asp.net error

[Jamie]

I'm getting the following error exception when using the code below.

I've seen a number of people post the same problem. Many of the solutions
say to use impersonate=true in web.config, or update machine.config to
specify the username and password in the processmodel element, or to use
delegation, but they've all said you don't need to do those things if you
specify a username and password in the DirectoryEntry constructor... which
is what i'm doing.

This works fine on my local webserver, but as soon as i publish it to
another webserver it throws an exception. Does anybody have any other
suggestions? By the way, i'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003.

thanks.

Unknown error (0x80005000)
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boole an throwIfFail)
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_AdsObj ect()
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.P opulateList()
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection.get_It em(String propertyName)


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DirectoryEntry root = new DirectoryEntry(LDAP://my_domain,
"my_domain\\some_domain_user", "password");
DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(root);
searcher.Filter = "(&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName=some_domain_u ser))";
SearchResult searchResult = searcher.FindOne();
DirectoryEntry entry = searchResult.GetDirectoryEntry();
object o = entry.Properties["givenname"].Value; // exeception occurs here
/>

[MSFT]

Hi Jamie,

An ASP.NET application need proper permission to create a DirectoryEntry
object. For example, before a DirectoryEntry object is created, it may need
to read some system file or registry value. This do nothing with the
account you sepcify in following line.

DirectoryEntry root = new DirectoryEntry(LDAP://my_domain,
"my_domain\\some_domain_user", "password");

"my_domain\\some_domain_user" is used when AD authenticating the client. I
believe you still need to impersonate in your ASP.NET application to get
proper permission.

Hope this help,

Luke
Microsoft Online Support

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