Server Error in '/SetupNewUser' Application.
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Server was unable to process request. --> CreateNewUser Exception:
System.Exception: Exception: System.Exception: Exception:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. at
System.DirectoryServices.Interop.IAds.SetInfo() at
System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.CommitChanges() at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Dal.CreateWebVirtualDirectory.Create(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
winAcctId, String winAcctPwd) at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Dal.CreateWebVirtualDirectory.Create(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
winAcctId, String winAcctPwd) at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Bll.VirtualDirectoryBLL.CreateWeb(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
FileName, String PathToCopyFrom, String sWinAcctId, String sWinAcctPwd) at
CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateWeb(String VirtualDirectoryName,
String sClientName) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 147 at
CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateWeb(String VirtualDirectoryName,
String sClientName) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 208 at
CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateNewUser(String sUser, String
sPassWord, String sClient) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 374
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about
the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was
unable to process request. --> CreateNewUser Exception: System.Exception:
Exception: System.Exception: Exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException:
Access is denied. at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.IAds.SetInfo() at
System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.CommitChanges() at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Dal.CreateWebVirtualDirectory.Create(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
winAcctId, String winAcctPwd) at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Dal.CreateWebVirtualDirectory.Create(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
winAcctId, String winAcctPwd) at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Bll.VirtualDirectoryBLL.CreateWeb(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
FileName, String PathToCopyFrom, String sWinAcctId, String sWinAcctPwd) at
CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateWeb(String VirtualDirectoryName,
String sClientName) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 147 at
CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateWeb(String VirtualDirectoryName,
String sClientName) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 208 at
CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateNewUser(String sUser, String
sPassWord, String sClient) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 374

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web
request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can
be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[SoapException: Server was unable to process request. --> CreateNewUser
Exception:
System.Exception: Exception:
System.Exception: Exception:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied.
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.IAds.SetInfo()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.CommitChanges()
at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Dal.CreateWebVirtualDirectory.Create(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
winAcctId, String winAcctPwd)

at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Dal.CreateWebVirtualDirectory.Create(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
winAcctId, String winAcctPwd)
at
CreateVirtualDirectories.Bll.VirtualDirectoryBLL.CreateWeb(VirtualDirectoryParameters
aVirtualDirectoryParameters, VirtualDirectoryPermissions
aVirtualDirectoryPermissions, Boolean bTieNameToPath, Boolean bUseRootFolder,
String strRootFolder, String strFtpUserFolder, String strPathAlias, String
FileName, String PathToCopyFrom, String sWinAcctId, String sWinAcctPwd)
at CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateWeb(String
VirtualDirectoryName, String sClientName) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 147

at CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateWeb(String
VirtualDirectoryName, String sClientName) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 208
at CreateUsersWebService.CreateUsersWS.CreateNewUser(String sUser, String
sPassWord, String sClient) in
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\CreateUsersWebService\CreateUsersWS.asmx.cs:line 374
]

System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage
message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall) +1496
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String
methodName, Object[] parameters) +218
SetupNewUser.WSCreateUsers.CreateUsersWS.CreateNewUser(String sUser,
String sPassWord, String sClient)
SetupNewUser.wfSetupNewUser.cmdCreateUser_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108

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Most likely because of permissions. The web page/service is not running in
the context of a user that has permissions to do this. When you run the
windows app, it's running under the context of your logon (which I'm assuming

Any suggestions?

User Logged in as: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

I turned on basic authentication on the web page calling the web service
and this is what it shows as the current identity (even if I login as a
domain user):

sLogin =
System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name.ToString();

Any way to change it to impersonate, say a local admin, for the
System.Security.Principal? I tried in web.config
the following:
<identity impersonate="true" />
<identity impersonate="true" userName="validLoginId"
password="validPassWord" />

I even set the machine.config to use SYSTEM in the processModel settings.

I also defined a local CustomASPNET with less privileges than local admin
and set machine.config to that user id...

I also tried a domain account in machine.config

;(

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