Questions tagged [account-management]
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C# UserPrincipal Object reference not set to an instance of an object
I am receiving the classic, Object reference not set to an instance of an object in my project when viewing the hosted website. Works when building a debug version locally.
Live
Example of code that is showing error message:
using…
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Allow users to remove their account
I am developing a gallery which allows users to post photos, comments, vote and do many other tasks.
Now I think that it is correct to allow users to unsubscribe and remove all their data if they want to. However it is difficult to allow such a…
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GroupPrincipal.GetMembers(true) - The specified directory service attribute or value does not exist
I have an issue that I have searched all over the net but didn't find an acceptable cause or resolution.
My aim is to create a console application to get the members of a group and its subgroups. I am able to do so using DirectoryServices. But I…
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How would you configure a catch-all email system using Google Apps?
Using Google Apps for your Domain, is it possible to set up a catch-all address to act as a proxy for various other addresses on a hypothetical virtual mailbox system and, if so, how would you go about setting this up?
Willem Obst
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Change who can join a created ComputerPrincipal account to the domain
I am using C# to create new computer accounts. My goal is to allow IT helpdesk personnel to add computers to the domain safely in the right OU. The way I intended to do this was to have them use a tool that would take the relevant information and…
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PrincipalSearcher.FindAll returns different results when using a custom UserPrincipal
Given the code below
using (var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, SOME_DOMAIN))
using (UserPrincipal userPrincipal = new UserPrincipal(context) { Enabled = true })
using (PrincipalSearchResult results = new…
user1684
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How secure should an account activation be?
I'm writing an account activation process from the ground up in Django, and here was my basic thought process:
Create a model like:
class UserAccountActivation(models.Model):
lock = models.CharField(max_length=16)
key =…
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System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement nuget causing System.PlatformNotSupportedExceptionSystem.PlatformNotSupportedException
I have a web solution that has the System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement nuget package installed so I could use the directory services API to check for user group membership. I deployed the solution to the local service fabric Windows 11 for…
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How do I determine who has access to modify an active directory group
I'm working on creating an administrative interface that allows managing users in groups in Active Directory.
I would like to only show groups to the active user if the user actually has the rights to add or remove other users within those groups,…
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Looking for a Full S.DS.AM Sample with many AD extensions already written
System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement can be extended to support additional properties for reading and writing AD properties.
Is anyone aware of a full/complete sample implementation that works for AD, Exchange 2003 or 2010?
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Is there a way to know that Keycloak's user account management page was opened from the client?
I am using Keycloak to secure my application but I am using an extra database too. I am holding my users in both of them. Thus whevener a change is made to a user, the user needs to be updated in both the Keycloak db and my db. Thus whenever the…
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Creating google account using AccountManager is it possible?
I'm trying to create google account in android I have two questions thanks.
Is it possible to add account using "com.google" type account? Because I tried not to create my own Account Authenticator.
I always got a "java.lang.SecurityException:…
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VS 2017 cannot detect ADStoreCtx n code but does in the watch
I am trying to get the user.UserPrincipalName by using the System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name.
I have the following code:
string[] parts = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name.Split(new char[] { '\\' });
PrincipalContext…
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How to trigger Account Manager to add new account from application
I am trying to extend the SampleSync application. After I install the app, I can go to settings -> accounts & sync -> add account to add an account. However, if I want to check from my Application code and want to trigger AccountManager to add a new…
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How to search Global Catalog (whole forest) using PrincipalContext
myUserList AppUsers = new myUserList();
using (PrincipalContext pcxt = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, domainName))
{
UserPrincipal User = new UserPrincipal(pcxt);
User.EmailAddress =…
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