"David" <ddhatman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, so it's not as simple or straightforward as it sounds, but here's
> what I'm trying to do:
>
> I have a web app where the user context is, by default, determined by
> the user logged on to the machine at the time. (simple) However, we
> would like to add the ability for another user to log into the web app,
> such that the web app now thinks that it's the new person. Basically,
> the User.Identity.Name first reads as 'mydomain\myuser' and after the
> login, it reads as 'mydomain\newuser.' This is important, as much of
> the user's experience weighs on the built-in functionality/stored
> values of the .NET 2.0 Profile object.
>
> I've tried several things and the closest I can get is using the method
> outlined here:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.security.principal.windowsimpersonationcontext.aspx
> This method will change the context of the .NET process running on the
> server. I'm convinced that I can use the 'LogonUser()' function to
> determine if the credentials are correct, but I need the web context to
> be changed, not the Windows context.
>
> I've been puzzling over this task for a while, and maybe a fresh set of
> eyes could help.
>
> Thanks.
>