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.NET Forum / ASP.NET / General / December 2006How do I get the domain name that a computer is on?
If my ASP.NET app is running as NETWORK SERVICE then Environment.UserDomainName returns NT AUTHORITY, not the domain name. Same for anything returning the full username.  Signaturethanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm In the case of NETWORD SERVICE the env var USERDOMAIN is an empty string. And there are cases where I do not have a client user (scheduled reports) so I can't use the domain part of an authenticated user. Signaturethanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm > If my ASP.NET app is running as NETWORK SERVICE then > Environment.UserDomainName returns NT AUTHORITY, not the domain name. Same > for anything returning the full username. > In the case of NETWORD SERVICE the env var USERDOMAIN is an empty string. > And > there are cases where I do not have a client user (scheduled reports) so I > can't use the domain part of an authenticated user. Obviously, it's easy enough to get the machine name of the IIS server, but to return the name of the domain that it's part of I think you'd have to use ActiveDirectory... Any idea how? I've tried and this seems to be a very difficult problem. Signaturethanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm > > In the case of NETWORD SERVICE the env var USERDOMAIN is an empty string. > > And [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to return the name of the domain that it's part of I think you'd have to use > ActiveDirectory... > Any idea how? I've tried and this seems to be a very difficult problem. E, well this certainly works for me: using (DirectorySearcher objSearcher = new DirectorySearcher()) { strDomain = objSearcher.SearchRoot.Name.Substring(3); } Is (string) objSearcher.SearchRoot.Properties["name"].Value; legit (ie will always work)? Or better to use yours below? I want to make sure whatever I use works on 100% of the system configurations out there. Signaturethanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm > > Any idea how? I've tried and this seems to be a very difficult problem. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > strDomain = objSearcher.SearchRoot.Name.Substring(3); > } > Is (string) objSearcher.SearchRoot.Properties["name"].Value; > > legit (ie will always work)? Or better to use yours below? I want to make > sure whatever I use works on 100% of the system configurations out there. Sorry, but I don't know enough about it to be sure. I suggest you post in microsoft.public.adsi.general - anything you are told by Joe Kaplan you can take as gospel... :-) Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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