"LOGON_USER" empty string...?

[Ram0135]

Hello,
I wanted to know if it were possible to retrieve the usernames of a person logged into a Windows NT/2000/XP machine to authenticate a form. I looked online and I found

request.servervariables("LOGON_USER")

however it returned an empty string. I also read through MS that you have to turn on basic authentication in IIS for this to work. However how do I configure it for a specific directory or do I just add a header when I want it authenticated. Because this site is for everyone and is not password protected (minus 2 pages) and I dont want any prompts for passwords and such. I do however want to retrieve this information. Is there a way to do it passively w/ out user intervention and / or anon access as well?

Thanks,
Ram0135

 

[ChrisHirst]

No

if there is no authentication there can't be a logged on user.



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[markdmac]

There is a way to grab the info using vbscript.

Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
UserString = WSHNetwork.UserName


I hope you find this post helpful. Please let me know if it was.

Regards,

Mark

 

[ChrisHirst]

That will only get the username that IIS is running under as it runs on the server.

Without authenticated logon you cannot get the client-side username from the server using ASP.

if the Windows Scripting Host is enabled you might be able to use that (IE only)
something like

<script language="vbScript">
Set WSHNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WScript.echo "Username = " & WSHNetwork.UserName
 </script>

but for more info on this the VBScript forum329 is where you need to be.

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