Request.ServerV ariables("LOGON _USER") Reports web server login not client

[Jeff Cochran]

First time I've seen this and I'm not even sure where to look for the
answer. An ASP page with only this code:

<% Response.Write "User: " & Request.ServerV ariables("LOGON _USER") %>

On most systems returns the domain\userID for the user on the
workstation, as expected. But I have one workstation (at least) where
this returns the domain\ID of whatever account is logged into the web
server.

This is an intranet and an AD domain but I don't think that matters.
It's also machine specific, the same user logged in at another system
works fine. Nothing else strange on the system that I know of, XP,
SP2, current on critical updates, no firewall enabled.

Any suggestions?

Jeff

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

That's odd, Jeff. What comes up when no one is logged on to the server?
What does Request.ServerV ariables("AUTH_ USER") return? Does this person
have any sort of paranoia software installed, like Zone Alarm or anything?

Ray at work

"Jeff Cochran" <je*********@zi na.com> wrote in message
news:43******** *********@msnew s.microsoft.com ...

First time I've seen this and I'm not even sure where to look for the
answer. An ASP page with only this code:

<% Response.Write "User: " & Request.ServerV ariables("LOGON _USER") %>

On most systems returns the domain\userID for the user on the
workstation, as expected. But I have one workstation (at least) where
this returns the domain\ID of whatever account is logged into the web
server.

This is an intranet and an AD domain but I don't think that matters.
It's also machine specific, the same user logged in at another system
works fine. Nothing else strange on the system that I know of, XP,
SP2, current on critical updates, no firewall enabled.

Any suggestions?

Jeff

[Jeff Cochran]

On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:13:46 -0500, "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name
at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote:

That's odd, Jeff. What comes up when no one is logged on to the server?
What does Request.ServerV ariables("AUTH_ USER") return? Does this person
have any sort of paranoia software installed, like Zone Alarm or anything?
AUTH_USER has the same results. Digest authentication doesn't chnage
this either. No paranoia software, user is local admin. I now have
found a second system that behaves this way. Still no known reason.

Jeff

Ray at work

"Jeff Cochran" <je*********@zi na.com> wrote in message
news:43******* **********@msne ws.microsoft.co m...

First time I've seen this and I'm not even sure where to look for the
answer. An ASP page with only this code:

<% Response.Write "User: " & Request.ServerV ariables("LOGON _USER") %>

On most systems returns the domain\userID for the user on the
workstation, as expected. But I have one workstation (at least) where
this returns the domain\ID of whatever account is logged into the web
server.

This is an intranet and an AD domain but I don't think that matters.
It's also machine specific, the same user logged in at another system
works fine. Nothing else strange on the system that I know of, XP,
SP2, current on critical updates, no firewall enabled.

Any suggestions?

Jeff

[S3Matt]

I've experienced similar problems with an Intranet system, it took me
ages to sus the problem however I found it to be the following.

1. Open Control Panel
2. Open User Accounts
3. You should see an advanced tab or button, click this
4. You may find that a username and password has been saved for your
webserver.

Apologies if this is vague or slightly inaccurate but the option is
only available when connected to a domain, and as I'm not at the moment
I'm doing it blind, so to speak.

Hope this helps.

--
S3Matt
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