Exception getting the SID value from DirectoryServices

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David Thielen - 13 Dec 2004 21:35 GMT

Hi;

The following code:
DirectoryEntry obDirEntry = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://CORP/dthielen");
System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection coll = obDirEntry.Properties;
object obVal = coll["objectSid"].Value;

Generates the below exception - on just some machines. Any ideas?

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thanks - dave

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80070035): The network path
was not found

at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)

at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()

at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_AdsObject()

at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.PopulateList()

at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection..ctor(DirectoryEntry
entry, String propertyName)

at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection.get_Item(String
propertyName)

at
Newmerix.AC.Common.security.WindowsSecurityFacade.GetCurrentPrincipalSid()

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"Peter Huang" [MSFT] - 14 Dec 2004 07:13 GMT

Hi

What is the difference between the malfunctional machine and the working
machine?
Did you tried using the same Domain Account?
Did the problem machine is in the same domain with the other machine?
Did the Domain Controller work when you logon to the domain?

To isolate the problem I think we would better try to make the problem
machine has the same environment.

Also you may try to restart the problem machine and logon to the same
domain with the fine machine to see if the problem persists.

Best regards,

Perter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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David Thielen - 14 Dec 2004 08:45 GMT

Hi;

As far as we can tell - no difference. And then this afternoon it started
working on the one problem machine so we cannot even recreate the error.

What COM service is System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean
throwIfFail) calling? That could help us figure this out.

thanks - dave

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"Peter Huang" [MSFT] - 15 Dec 2004 02:42 GMT

Hi

Thanks for your quickly reply!
The Bind method is not public method and we did not have official document
for the method.
The problem may be raised by many possibility.
e.g. The network issue, DNS issue, password issue(assume you have logon the
machine with domain account, while you change the domain account password
on another machine) and so on.

So it is hard to list all the possibility.
For now since the code works for other machine, so I think the code is just
OK. I think the problem may lie in the Active directory, System
configuration.
Also you may try to post the issue in the newsgroup below.
microsoft.public.platformsdk.active.directory
or
microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory

If you still have any concern, please feel free to post here.

Best regards,

Perter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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