Re: Impersonate in ASP.NET and Server Timer - FileSystemWatcher

From: jdn (kingcrim@earthlink.net)
Date: 10/04/02 

From: "jdn" <kingcrim@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:54:27 -0500

How do you SetThreadToken in .NET?

jdn

"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <willy.denoyette@pandora.be> wrote in message
news:#klYjp4UCHA.1976@tkmsftngp11...
> Peter ,
> When impersonating, the thread handling the request uses the impersonation
token, but the timer thread (from the threadpool) uses
> the process token. This is the normal behavior in windows since it's
introduction. If you want another thread to use the
> impersonation token, you must explicitly call 'SetThreadToken' using as
argument, the token obtained for the "Main" thread.
>
> Willy.
>
>
> "Peter Royers" <peter.royers@eds.com> wrote in message
news:b75201c25348$e116be30$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am having a problem with the following scenario:
> > I have webapp where I am using impersonation (in
> > web.config) to run under the user's logged in credentials.
> > This works fine.
> > I have also added a Server Timer in the web page.
> > Whenever the elapsed event is called from this timer
> > class it runs under the aspnet account in stead of the
> > user's credentials. I noticed the same effect with the
> > filesystemwatcher.
> > Does anyone has an idea on how to resolve or explain this?
> > Thanks.
>
>

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