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Wickey

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How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 19, 2012 09:42 AM|LINK

Hi all

Anyone can help me, how to get windows login user through jQuery or Java script. (with out using any activeX)

Thanks

Ranil
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shabirhakim1

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 19, 2012 01:31 PM|LINK
I don't think javascript/browsers support access to OS JUST TRY IF ACTIVEX Control will help you script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> var wshell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell"); alert(wshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%USERNAME%")); var WshNetwork = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Network"); alert(WshNetwork.UserName);
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azhar.rabi

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 19, 2012 02:10 PM|LINK
You can get the windows login user

Step 1 and most important under IIS settings your site must be configuered
"Integrated Windows authentication"

Step 2 add javascript code in head section on a aspx page.
```
<script type="text/javascript">
function getLogin()
            {
                var szLogin = '<%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables["AUTH_USER"]); %>'

                var length = szLogin.length;
                alert(szLogin);
                return szLogin;
            }
</script>
```
and you are all done
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Wickey

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 20, 2012 02:06 AM|LINK

Hi Azhar

Thanks for the information shared. And also I would like to mention some of my clients are using form Authentication, does it works in such environments. We are planning to host our solution in windows azure environment.

Appreciate your feedback on above.

Ranil
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bruce (sqlwo...

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 20, 2012 04:56 AM|LINK

with forms authenication it will work if you use active directory for authenication. for azure, you will need to install a federated service on azure that will proxy back to your active directory.

bruce (sqlwork.com)
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Magulagama

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 24, 2012 09:45 AM|LINK

Hi Azhar,

I have same issue. I also follow the above steps, but it’s not work. (My web site published in IIS 7.5).
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azhar.rabi

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 24, 2012 06:58 PM|LINK

make sure you are doing the right steps on using integrated authentication here are couple of links which will help you to setup the IIS7.5

http://www.iis.net/ConfigReference/system.webServer/security/authentication/windowsAuthentication

http://forums.iis.net/p/1183613/2004604.aspx
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Magulagama

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 25, 2012 03:09 AM|LINK

Thanks, It’s work properly
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Wickey

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Re: How to trace windows login user from jQuery

Jul 27, 2012 01:07 AM|LINK

Hi Azhar

thanks for the supoort given. and also it was works for me only in IE (after adding the site URL to trusted sites) . firefox, crome, safari it didn't work. and situation like "domain/ ranil","domain/niroshana" it will drop the "/r" and "/n" .

appreciate your consideration for above mentions !

what I really required is to get the windows login user and update in the database when user request the page.