UnauthorizedAccessException when creating directory on remote computer

C

Chris Thunell

Hello,
I need to be able to create a directory on a remote computer (local
network), but i need a way to send my username and password with the
createdirectory command.

I've tried the following vb.net code:
Dim strPath As String = "\\192.168.1.5\doit\tickets"
Dim strSubDirectory As String = IO.Path.Combine(strPath, "zzztest")

Dim fp As New FileIOPermission(FileIOPermissionAccess.AllAccess,
strPath)
fp.Assert()
IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(strSubDirectory)
fp.RevertAssert()
fp = Nothing

the error i get is:
UnauthorizedAccessException was unhandled
Access to the path "\\192.168.1.5\doit\tickets\zzztest' is denied

If i go and browse to the folder first via file explorer (it asks for
username and password)... and then i run the above code, it works fine.

All the research i've done seems to be centered around web pages and
IMPERSONATION, but i haven't found anything for a vb.net windows forms
application.

Any help / direction would be greatly appreciated!
Chris Thunell
(e-mail address removed)
 
M

Michel Posseth [MCP]

Hello Chris


i once wrote and published a class that can run parts of your code in
another user context


'Michel Posseth [MCP] 10-07-2008 , written to run parts of code in another
user context during runtime

Imports System.Security

Imports System.Security.Principal

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class ImpersonateSpecificUser

Implements IDisposable

Private Const LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE As Integer = 2

Private Const LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT As Integer = 0

Private impersonationContext As WindowsImpersonationContext

Declare Function LogonUserA Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal lpszUsername As
String, _

ByVal lpszDomain As String, _

ByVal lpszPassword As String, _

ByVal dwLogonType As Integer, _

ByVal dwLogonProvider As Integer, _

ByRef phToken As IntPtr) As Integer

Declare Auto Function DuplicateToken Lib "advapi32.dll" ( _

ByVal ExistingTokenHandle As IntPtr, _

ByVal ImpersonationLevel As Integer, _

ByRef DuplicateTokenHandle As IntPtr) As Integer

Declare Auto Function RevertToSelf Lib "advapi32.dll" () As Long

Declare Auto Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal handle As
IntPtr) As Long

Public Event eSpecificUserImpersonation(ByVal Success As Boolean)

Private _Impersonated As Boolean

''' <summary>

''' Gets or sets a value indicating whether this <see
cref="ImpersonateSpecificUser" /> is impersonated.

''' </summary>

''' <value><c>true</c> if impersonated; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>

Public Property Impersonated() As Boolean

Get

Return _Impersonated

End Get

Private Set(ByVal value As Boolean)

_Impersonated = value

End Set

End Property

''' <summary>

''' Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ImpersonateSpecificUser" />
class.

''' </summary>

''' Name of the user.

''' The password.

''' The domain.

Public Sub New(ByVal UserName As String, ByVal Password As String, ByVal
Domain As String)

If impersonateValidUser(UserName, Domain, Password) Then

RaiseEvent eSpecificUserImpersonation(True)

Else

'Your impersonation failed. Therefore, include a fail-safe mechanism here.

RaiseEvent eSpecificUserImpersonation(False)

End If

End Sub

''' <summary>

''' Impersonates the valid user.

''' </summary>

''' Name of the user.

''' The domain.

''' The password.

''' <returns></returns>

Private Function impersonateValidUser(ByVal userName As String, ByVal domain
As String, ByVal password As String) As Boolean

Dim tempWindowsIdentity As WindowsIdentity

Dim token As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero

Dim tokenDuplicate As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero

impersonateValidUser = False

If RevertToSelf() Then

If LogonUserA(userName, domain, password, LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE,
LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT, token) <> 0 Then

If DuplicateToken(token, 2, tokenDuplicate) <> 0 Then

tempWindowsIdentity = New WindowsIdentity(tokenDuplicate)

impersonationContext = tempWindowsIdentity.Impersonate()

If Not impersonationContext Is Nothing Then

impersonateValidUser = True

End If

End If

End If

End If

If Not tokenDuplicate.Equals(IntPtr.Zero) Then

CloseHandle(tokenDuplicate)

End If

If Not token.Equals(IntPtr.Zero) Then

CloseHandle(token)

End If

End Function

''' <summary>

''' Undoes the impersonation.

''' </summary>

Public Sub undoImpersonation()

impersonationContext.Undo()

Impersonated = False

End Sub


Private disposedValue As Boolean = False ' To detect redundant calls

' IDisposable

Protected Overridable Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)

If Not Me.disposedValue Then

If disposing Then

' TODO: free other state (managed objects).

End If

If Impersonated Then 'wees er zeer van dat we weer in een normale context
draaien

undoImpersonation()

End If

' TODO: free your own state (unmanaged objects).

' TODO: set large fields to null.

End If

Me.disposedValue = True

End Sub



' This code added by Visual Basic to correctly implement the disposable
pattern.

Public Sub Dispose() Implements IDisposable.Dispose

' Do not change this code. Put cleanup code in Dispose(ByVal disposing As
Boolean) above.

Dispose(True)

GC.SuppressFinalize(Me)

End Sub


''' <summary>

''' Impersonates the specific user_e specific user impersonation.

''' </summary>

''' if set to <c>true</c> [success].

Private Sub ImpersonateSpecificUser_eSpecificUserImpersonation(ByVal Success
As Boolean) Handles Me.eSpecificUserImpersonation

Me.Impersonated = Success

End Sub

End Class




Usage :

Using UImp As New
UserImpersonate.ImpersonateSpecificUser("Username","Password","Domain")

IF UImp.Impersonated Then

'all code here that must run in the user context or the method calls to
other procedures

End If

End Using

after this point the code runs in "Normall" modus

HTH
Michel Posseth [MCP]
 

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