Re: How to change user account properties by ASP.NET?

From: Evgeny Zoldin (zoldin_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/23/04

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    Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:40:16 +0100

    Hi Joe,

    thank you for your advice, but how can I get oldPassword of currently logged
    User in ASP.NET for feed ChangePassword method?

    Evgeny

    "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@removethis.accenture.com> wrote
    in message news:%23q46FZa0EHA.2228@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    > Normally, a user can only call ChangePassword on themselves, not
    > ResetPassword. Administrators generally have rights to ResetPassword.
    > The latter doesn't require knowing the old password, the former does.
    >
    > I think that will solve it.
    >
    > Joe K.
    >
    > "Evgeny Zoldin" <zoldin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:OeW$%23Ca0EHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi ALL.
    >>
    >> I have the configuration:
    >> 1. WinXP PRO with MS IIS 5.0 and installed ASP.NET
    >> 2. ASP.NET application A configured to authenticate only users from
    >> local Users group.
    >>
    >> I would like to de the following:
    >> Logged on user is able through ASP.NET-Pages to change its own Logon
    >> Username, Password and Full Name
    >>
    >> I tried to implement it by the code (C#):
    >>
    >> DirectoryEntry deCurrUser = new DirectoryEntry("WinNT://" +
    >> User.Identity.Name);
    >> deCurrUser.Invoke("SetPassword", new string[]{"123"} ); // ***
    >>
    >> If the logged on user belongs only to Users group then the statement ***
    >> causes Exception "SystemUnautherizedException: General access denied
    >> error".
    >> But as soon as that user has been included into Administrators group the
    >> statement *** is executed well.
    >>
    >> I know about impersonation possibility, but it requires to type clear
    >> Administrators username and password in code-behind class that will be
    >> published on target server.
    >>
    >> So, what should I do in order to give to user the ability to change its
    >> username, password and full name?
    >> May be orginize on the target server a group, add the users into the
    >> group and gain to this group some specils rights?
    >>
    >> Thanx
    >> Evgeny
    >>
    >
    >

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