Real name lookup

[ashuk73]

Hi, I have been trying to implement a intranet web site that will use Integrated Windows Authentication to identify the different users to the site. This works OK, but if I try and find out the 'real' name of the users, using Directory Services, it works OK from my server, as me, but from a client machine I get the error "Specified directory service attribute or value does not exist". Microsoft seem to indicate that this is because I do not have a primary token.

Should I be finding the real name using a different approach, or can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance,

Ashley

 

[Mike555]

How about User.Identity.Name

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Regards,
Mike

 

[ashuk73]

Hi Mike,
Thanks for your reply. I have been using
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name;
but tried as you suggested, User.Identity.Name;


Both of these return the user in the format
<DOMAIN>\<username>

But I really want to get their 'real name',
eg 'Ashley Holland' so that is what I can get using
DirectoryServices.

Should User.Identity.Name return a real name?

Cheers,
Ashley

 

[Mike555]

User.Identity.Name returns the domain\username. That's the only method I'm familiar with.

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Regards,
Mike

 

[dace]

You could try

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2004/Oct/ActiveDirectoryAndMicrosoft.asp

-If you prefer vb.net, it's easy to convert:

http://www.developerfusion.com/utilities/convertcsharptovb.aspx