System.NotSupportedException: Specified method is not supported

Question

Is it possible to get the password of a user? How, please? When I've tried this code :

WebSecurity.InitializeDatabaseConnection("nectarys-pc.MonitoringN.dbo", "Superviseur", "UserId", "matricule", autoCreateTables: true);
var membership = (SimpleMembershipProvider)Membership.Provider;
model.motDePasse = membership.GetUser(superviseur.matricule, false).GetPassword();

This exception appears in the last line :

System.NotSupportedException: Specified method is not supported.

How to deal this?

Note that superviseur.matricule is not the source of the problem.

ramiramilu · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-17T11:33:34.130

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As per MSDN - If EnablePasswordRetrieval in web.config is false, a NotSupportedException exception is thrown.

Check this resource to find out how to set enablePasswordReset in Web.config

edited Feb 17 '14 at 11:33

answered Feb 17 '14 at 11:04

ramiramilu

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I'm using simpleMembershipr provider. I can't find it into my `web.config`. How do I to add it, please? – Lucie kulza Feb 17 '14 at 11:12
@user3278631, updated my answer with one more resource. – ramiramilu Feb 17 '14 at 11:22
That's for `EnablePasswordReset`. – Lucie kulza Feb 17 '14 at 11:31
@user3278631, Google took me to wrong location. I updated to correct location now. – ramiramilu Feb 17 '14 at 11:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 17 '14 at 11:05

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Checking MSDN for GetPassword shows you that it throws the System.NotSupportedException when "EnablePasswordRetrieval is false."

You can change EnablePasswordRetrieval in your web.config

answered Feb 17 '14 at 11:05

peter

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I'm using SimpleMembershipr provider. I can't find it into my `web.config`. How do I to add it, please? – Lucie kulza Feb 17 '14 at 11:12

System.NotSupportedException: Specified method is not supported

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