Creating a Physical Directory Using DirectoryServic es

[Mick Walker]

Hi all,

I am wondering is it possible to create a physical Directory such as
"C:\Test" using the DirectoryServic es namespace.

If so, does anyone have any resources on how to do it? I should also
mention, I am required to create the physical directory on any machine
within the current AD domain.

Kind Regards

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"Mick Walker" <ma**********@p rivacy.netwrote in message
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I wish to be able create a folder on any computer within the current
Active Directory Domain.

I am controling IIS using the Microsoft.Web.A dministration.

We are using windows 2008 build 6001

I can create the nessesary items within IIS, websites, Virtual Folders,
set permissions etc. All I need now is a way to create the physical path
to correspond to the properties I am setting.

ASP.Net is running with suitable permissions to impersonate a user that
has permission to create folders on the target machines (Web Servers).

Creating folders server-side should be no problem so long as ASP.NET can see
the drives on which you want to create the folders...

If I cant do it via DirectoryServic es, I think I shall have to go down the
path (No not a file system path :-P) of having a WebService running on
each of the Web Server in the AD domain, that will be able to create the
file structures needed, However I would like to use Directory Services to
avoid the potential security risks of the latter method.

There simply is no way to persuade DirectoryServic es to create folders -
it's just not what it's for...

What errors do you get if you do something like:

DirectoryInfo di = Directory.Creat eDirectory("\\S erverName\\c$\\ Test");
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net