I'm trying to setup a web site that uses active directory for user
authentication under asp.net 2.0.
For testing, I have separately installed two virtual servers. The first is
a domain controller in a new forest named VSERVER00 running Windows Server
2003 R2 Standard. The second is an application server running IIS in the
same domain, named VSERVER01 also running Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard.
The domain is VDOMAIN.local.
I have created an OU called Test in Active Directory on VSERVER00 and used
the Delegation of Control Wizard to grand all permissions to the
Administrator account. To keep this simple, the administrator is
administrator with the password password. I've created one user in the OU
manually through the GUI.
The IIS server Web.config page is configured as shown below.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuratio n xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">
<connectionStri ngs>
<add name="vDomainAc tiveDirectory"
connectionStrin g="LDAP://VSERVER00/OU=Test,DC=VDOM AIN,DC=local" />
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off" />
<authenticati on mode="Forms" />
<authorizatio n>
<allow roles="admin" />
</authorization>
<membership defaultProvider ="AspNetActiveD irectoryMembers hipProvider">
<providers>
<add name="AspNetAct iveDirectoryMem bershipProvider "
connectionStrin gName="vDomainA ctiveDirectory"
applicationName ="/"
maxInvalidPassw ordAttempts="5"
passwordAttempt Window="8"
attributeMapUse rname="sAMAccou ntName"
connectionProte ction="None"
connectionUsern ame="vDOMAIN\Ad ministrator"
connectionPassw ord="password"
minRequiredPass wordLength="6"
minRequiredNona lphanumericChar acters="0"
enablePasswordR eset="false"
enableSearchMet hods="true"
requiresQuestio nAndAnswer="fal se"
requiresUniqueE mail="false"
type="System.We b.Security.Acti veDirectoryMemb ershipProvider,
System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= b03f5f7f11d50a3 a"
/>
</providers>
</membership>
<roleManager enabled="false" />
</system.web>
</configuration>
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Then I created a virtual folder on the application server named
TestCreateUser. On my computer, I created a very simple web application
using Visual Studio 2005 using the CreateUserWizar d control and copied it to
the virtual folder.
In the web application, I have not written any custom code, only configured
the control (completely in the ascx file). Below is the ASCX file.
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<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup ="true" CodeFile="Defau lt.aspx.cs"
Inherits="_Defa ult" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dt d">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>New User Creation - test page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="frmNewUser " runat="server">
<div>
<asp:CreateUser Wizard ID=wizNewUser runat="server">
<WizardSteps>
<asp:CreateUser WizardStep runat="server">
</asp:CreateUserW izardStep>
<asp:CompleteWi zardStep runat="server">
</asp:CompleteWiz ardStep>
</WizardSteps>
</asp:CreateUserW izard>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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The first time into the page, I can create a new user without any problems.
All subsequent attempts at creating a new user fail with the following error.
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Server Error in '/TestCreateUser' Application.
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One or more input parameters are invalid
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about
the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Runtime. InteropServices .COMException: One or more
input parameters are invalid
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web
request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can
be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[COMException (0x80005008): One or more input parameters are invalid]
[TargetInvocatio nException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an
invocation.]
System.Director yServices.Direc toryEntry.Invok e(String methodName,
Object[] args) +221
System.Web.Secu rity.ActiveDire ctoryMembership Provider.Create User(String
username, String password, String email, String passwordQuestio n, String
passwordAnswer, Boolean isApproved, Object providerUserKey ,
MembershipCreat eStatus& status) +2461
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Crea teUserWizard.At temptCreateUser () +305
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Crea teUserWizard.On NextButtonClick (WizardNavigati onEventArgs e) +105
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Wiza rd.OnBubbleEven t(Object source, EventArgs
e) +453
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Crea teUserWizard.On BubbleEvent(Obj ect source,
EventArgs e) +149
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Wiza rdChildTable.On BubbleEvent(Obj ect source,
EventArgs args) +17
System.Web.UI.C ontrol.RaiseBub bleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args) +35
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Butt on.OnCommand(Co mmandEventArgs e) +115
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Butt on.RaisePostBac kEvent(String eventArgument)
+163
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Butt on.System.Web.U I.IPostBackEven tHandler.RaiseP ostBackEvent(St ring eventArgument) +7
System.Web.UI.P age.RaisePostBa ckEvent(IPostBa ckEventHandler
sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
System.Web.UI.P age.RaisePostBa ckEvent(NameVal ueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.P age.ProcessRequ estMain(Boolean
includeStagesBe foreAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAf terAsyncPoint) +5102
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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.507 27.42; ASP.NET
Version:2.0.507 27.42
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If I reset IIS, I am able to create another user, then as before, all
subsequent submissions fail with the same error.
What am I missing? -- Help
