Question

I am currently creating a folder and writing a file to the folder that need to be create on a file server that we have. When i do a localhost test, it work perfectly but when i access the website from outside the localhost and from another pc. It said that

System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path ‘My File Server
URL’ is denied

ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider
granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request
identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically
{MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6) that is used if
the application is not impersonating. If the application is
impersonating via , the identity will be
the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated
request user.

To grant ASP.NET access to a file, right-click the file in Explorer,
choose “Properties” and select the Security tab. Click “Add” to add
the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and
check the boxes for the desired access.

But the thing is that i have already set the identity impersonate=”true” in the web.config and it still didn’t work. My web server is running on Winder Server 2003 and IIS 6

Any advice and help will be deeply appreciated

Thanks
Brandon

Answer 1

Hi Guys i manage to find the solution to it
If u are creating a folder, using this code before file or folder creation

WindowsImpersonationContext ctx = WindowsIdentity.Impersonate(IntPtr.Zero);
// Insert the create code here
ctx.Undo();

Well i do not know if this is the best solution. if anyone know the downside or implication of this code please share and comment.

no harm knowing more