Help with IsInRole

[Chris]

Hi,
I am using windows integrated authentication aon my intranet. How do I check
if a user is a member of a group in active directory. I have the foll test
code but it's not working



Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

If User.IsInRole("USA\Administrators") Then

TextBox2.Text = ("Role: Administrator").ToString

Else

TextBox2.Text = ("Unable to check Role").ToString




End If
End Sub

note: usa is name of my domain


I get the second message "Unable to check Role". The Windows Authentication
works great. If i use


TextBox1.Text = User.Identity.Name

I get the correct logged on user. The only problem here is checking the
role/group in active directory.

Thanks

[Joseph E Shook [MVP - ADSI]]

Administrators is one of the special BUILTIN Group. It is like a
localized kind of special domain. On your web server it is most likely
added to the users session token when authenticated against IIS because
the user is a member of your USA\Domain Admins group which has been
added to your Web Servers BUILTIN\Administrators group. If that is the
case then use:

User.IsInRole("BUILTIN\Administrators")

In C#
User.IsInRole(@"BUILTIN\Administrators")


Or you can use User.IsInRole("USA\Domain Admins").

But there is no USA\Administrators group available at the web server.

[Chris]

Thank you sir!

"Joseph E Shook [MVP - ADSI]" wrote:

> Administrators is one of the special BUILTIN Group. It is like a
> localized kind of special domain. On your web server it is most likely
> added to the users session token when authenticated against IIS because
> the user is a member of your USA\Domain Admins group which has been
> added to your Web Servers BUILTIN\Administrators group. If that is the
> case then use:
>
> User.IsInRole("BUILTIN\Administrators")
>
> In C#
> User.IsInRole(@"BUILTIN\Administrators")
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>
> Or you can use User.IsInRole("USA\Domain Admins").
>
> But there is no USA\Administrators group available at the web server.
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