Question Retrieve Windows username in server application

[NapstrPSX]

So, I have been trying several different methods to retrieve the Windows username so I can write it to a log file when a user performs a certain function.

When I run my app locally, these few lines of code work:

Dim User = System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent.User
Dim UserName = User.Translate(GetType(System.Security.Principal.NTAccount)).Value

System.Environment.UserName 'holds correct username

however, once i deploy the application to our intranet, when I test it instead of getting my windows logon I get something like this:

IUSR_SVR-INTRANET

Is it even possible to retrieve their username in this situation, when the app isn't local? All of the different ways I have come across to retrieve a username is enough to make my head spin. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Hack]

I don't have a place where I could test this to see if it would work for you, but give this a shot.

CodeProject: Retrieving Logged In User Name using a Windows Service. Free source code and programming help

 

[NapstrPSX]

Thank you very much for your response, but I am going to be using another method. It involves using Request.QueryString to pull their ID from the URL... similar to how other pages on our intranet are. I just thought there would be an easier line of code to get something from the active directory.

Again, thank you though!

 

[Hack]

When you get it to work, post your results.

It might help someone else with the same or similiar question.