Create Dot Net Nuke user from code

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Can someone please tell me if it possible to create a new user in a dotnetnuke application from code? I have a list of users that I wish to be added via a windows service.

I've figured out how to write the t-sql side of things but I need to pass in the encrypted password into the procedure, I think I know how to do this as I have access to the machine key, but in the database there is an extra field called passwordsalt, how do I generate this?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 26 '11 at 12:47

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UserController class has static methods:

CreateUser(ByRef objUser As UserInfo) As UserCreateStatus

GeneratePassword() As String

ChangePassword(ByVal user As UserInfo, 
               ByVal oldPassword As String, 
               ByVal newPassword As String) As Boolean

Before calling CreateUser, you'll need to create a UserInfo object and set the properties required for a user, such as the Username. UserController passes the UserInfo to the membership provider, which validates and creates the user. See UserController and AspNetMembershipProvider in the DNN source for more details.

answered Sep 26 '11 at 12:47

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ok so I'm now trying to use DNN usercontroller class but I keep getting the following error "The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Entities.Profile.ProfileController' threw an exception" – Martin Sep 26 '11 at 13:52
Update your original question with what exception you are getting. I am going to guess your code is simply wrong. I am going to guess your UserInfo object is null. – Security Hound Sep 27 '11 at 11:15

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 26 '11 at 12:27

Can someone please tell me if it possible to create a new user in a dotnetnuke application from code?

If it wasn't possible then dotnetnuke itself couldn't create a user. Look at the code for DotNetNuke and see how a user is created.

I've figured out how to write the t-sql side of things but I need to pass in the encrypted password into the procedure, I think I know how to do this as I have access to the machine key, but in the database there is an extra field called passwordsalt, how do I generate this?

Do yourself a favor and do NOT run your own t-sql query use the method that creates a user instead.

Create Dot Net Nuke user from code

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