ContextType.Domain gets PrincipalServerDownException unless specify domain controller by name RSS

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  chentiangema...

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  ContextType.Domain gets PrincipalServerDownException unless specify domain controller by name

  Feb 11, 2008 04:43 AM|LINK

  Hi There

  Just trying out the new System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement with Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition.

   My scenario:

   -Client Windows XP joined to domain

  -One Windows Server 2003 domain controller / IIS

   I want to get the full name of the logged in user. This works if I specify the domain controller name. Specifying the domain name (either fully qualified or NETBIOS) does not work. Any suggestions ? Am I doing something wrong here.

   

  My working code is like this:

   

  Dim domainContext As New System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContect(DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ContextType.Domain,"testiisdc01")

   Response.Write ("Welcome " &  System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(domainContext, User.Identity.Name).DisplayName)

   

  The output is something like:

   Welcome Bob Smith.

   

  However if I replace the DC server name testiisdc01 with domain name i.e. testdomain.priv or testdomain, or "testdomain","DC=testdomain,DC=priv"

  I get the PrincipalServerDownException error .

  
  I want this code to just use the domain that the current user is logged in under. Any idea how to get this to work?

   

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  JonesEJ20

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  Re: ContextType.Domain gets PrincipalServerDownException unless specify domain controller by name

  Jul 28, 2011 11:17 PM|LINK

  I was wondering if you were ever able to identify a solution to this issue. I am currently experiencing the same. Thank you for any assistance you can provide.