howto launch an executable from an aspx page

[Abraham Andres Luna]

hello everyone,
i am having a hard time launching an executable from an aspx page.
i have already setup impersonation in the web.config file like so:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow users="*" />
</authorization>
<identity impersonate="true" userName="DOMAIN/USERNAME"
password="PASSWORD" />
</system.web>
</configuration>

this is the page code:
Process.Start(@"C:\RDK\Software\RDK.Reports\bin\RDK.Reports.exe");

i can see RDK.Reports.exe show up in the process list, but then the JIT
debugger pops up
i also noticed that it doesn't seem to impersonate the user. it launches the
exe as the ASPNET account

thank you for your help,
abraham luna

 

[Andrew Robinson]

The process is starting up on your server not within the interactive session
launched by the browser. Likely you are running your sever (IIS or Webdev
(Cassini) on the same machine as your browser so you see the process, but it
is not running within your interactive session.

Lauching an executable directly from the browser is very difficult. Think of
all of the security issues that would come to light if you could do this?

Hope this is of some help

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

you're right about the security issues.
maybe i'll just create a windows service and hope i can call that from
asp.net
ty