Retrieve User Name in C#.net

Hi All,

I am trying to find how to retrieve the user name
using .Net. I know how to retrieve the user login using
HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name but I ned to
retrieve the name and not the login.

Thanks In Advance.

[Brock Allen]

There's no API in ASP.NET to do this for you. You'll have to take the login
you have and query whatever the authentication source is to determine that
info.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
[url]http://staff.develop.com/ballen[/url]

> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to find how to retrieve the user name using .Net. I know
> how to retrieve the user login using
> HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name but I ned to retrieve the name
> and not the login.
>
> Thanks In Advance.
>

[Dominick Baier [DevelopMentor]]

So - i guess your backend store is AD ?? If yes use the classes found in System.DirectoryService to query for the name - or wait till Joe Kaplan jumps on the thread :)



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[url]http://www.leastprivilege.com[/url]

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There's no API in ASP.NET to do this for you. You'll have to take the login
you have and query whatever the authentication source is to determine that
info.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
[url]http://staff.develop.com/ballen[/url]

> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to find how to retrieve the user name using .Net. I know
> how to retrieve the user login using
> HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name but I ned to retrieve the name
> and not the login.
>
> Thanks In Advance.
>

[microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet.security]

[Paul Clement]

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:43:07 -0800, <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

¤ Hi All,
¤
¤ I am trying to find how to retrieve the user name
¤ using .Net. I know how to retrieve the user login using
¤ HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name but I ned to
¤ retrieve the name and not the login.

I don't have a C# example but the below should be easy to convert. The System.DirectoryServices
namespace is required:

Dim DomainUser As String =
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurre nt.Name.Replace("\", "/")
Dim ADEntry As New System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" & DomainUser)

Dim FullName As String = ADEntry.Properties("FullName").Value


Paul
~~~~
Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)

[Joe Kaplan \(MVP - ADSI\)]

If it is AD as the backend, the System.DirectoryServices and LDAP is a
possible way to go. You can also potentially p/invoke TranslateName. That
might be easier.

It depends a lot on which particular name you want. AD has a lot of them
(CN, sAMAccountName, NT name, userPrincipalName, displayName,
distiguishedName, email address, etc.). There are lots of options.

Joe K.

"Dominick Baier [DevelopMentor]" <dbaier@pleasepleasenospamdevelop.com>
wrote in message news:OkLaZ1fKFHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> So - i guess your backend store is AD ?? If yes use the classes found in
> System.DirectoryService to query for the name - or wait till Joe Kaplan
> jumps on the thread :)
>
>
>
> ---
> Dominick Baier - DevelopMentor
> [url]http://www.leastprivilege.com[/url]
>
>
> nntp://news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet.security/<7287632465065094985424@msnews.microsoft.com>
>
> There's no API in ASP.NET to do this for you. You'll have to take the
> login
> you have and query whatever the authentication source is to determine that
> info.
>
> -Brock
> DevelopMentor
> [url]http://staff.develop.com/ballen[/url]
>

> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am trying to find how to retrieve the user name using .Net. I know
> > how to retrieve the user login using
> > HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name but I ned to retrieve the name
> > and not the login.
> >
> > Thanks In Advance.
> >

>
>
>
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