Can asp.net find Windows login name?

[Brad Burke]

Can I create an asp.net web page that finds the current user by looking at
their Windows login name or are security setting going to limit me?

When a page first opens, can I use code similar to my current VB6 code:

Private Declare Function apiGetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
"GetUserNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long

Function GetOSUserName() As String
' Returns the network login name
Dim lngLen As Long, lngX As Long
Dim strUserName As String
strUserName = String$(254, 0)
lngLen = 255
lngX = apiGetUserName(strUserName, lngLen)
If (lngX > 0) Then
GetOSUserName = Left$(strUserName, lngLen - 1)
Else
GetOSUserName = vbNullString
End If
End Function

Thanks!

 

[Karsten Samaschke [MVP]]

Hi,

When a page first opens, can I use code similar to my current VB6 code:

Why don't you use

User.Identity.Name

from your page?

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[Patrick.O.Ige]

That would solve your problem as Karsten adviced
Or even use ServerVariable LOGON_USER
But you need to have have Integrated Windows Auth checked in IIS to get the
user logged on
Patrick

 

[Dominick Baier [DevelopMentor]]

Hello Patrick.O.Ige,

don't rely on server variables

use Context.User.