read web.config users authorized for a cerrtain path

[Dan]

hi ng,

i'd like to add control elements on a page, but only for users that are
authotized to access a certain location, defined in web.config.
my question:
is it possible to read the <allow users="" /> section of a <location> in
web.config, or do i have to add these users as key-value elements that
can be accessed by AppSetting... ?
i didn't find another solution, but that way is very unconfortable in a
environment with many users.

thanks very much in advance for your help.

dan

[Joyjit Mukherjee]

Dan,

allow users only allow users to access the application, so you can put
conditional code to check for those users using User.Identity.Name and read
those user preferences through Appsettings element.

Let me know if you need anything else.

regards
Joyjit

"Dan" <da**********@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de> wrote in message
news:ct**********@newsserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de...

hi ng,

i'd like to add control elements on a page, but only for users that are
authotized to access a certain location, defined in web.config.
my question:
is it possible to read the <allow users="" /> section of a <location> in
web.config, or do i have to add these users as key-value elements that
can be accessed by AppSetting... ?
i didn't find another solution, but that way is very unconfortable in a
environment with many users.

thanks very much in advance for your help.

dan

[Dan]

hi joyjit,

thanks for your help.
i wanted to avoid to add the users that are allowed to access a certain
location twice: to the
<location path="path"> <system.web> section AND
to the appsettings.
the control elements lead to the restricted area, so only users allowed
to go there shall see the elements (buttons).
so, can i check User.Identity.Name against a location section in web.config?

regards,
daniel
Joyjit Mukherjee wrote:

Dan,

allow users only allow users to access the application, so you can put
conditional code to check for those users using User.Identity.Name and read
those user preferences through Appsettings element.

Let me know if you need anything else.

regards
Joyjit

"Dan" <da**********@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de> wrote in message
news:ct**********@newsserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de...

hi ng,

i'd like to add control elements on a page, but only for users that are
authotized to access a certain location, defined in web.config.
my question:
is it possible to read the <allow users="" /> section of a <location> in
web.config, or do i have to add these users as key-value elements that
can be accessed by AppSetting... ?
i didn't find another solution, but that way is very unconfortable in a
environment with many users.

thanks very much in advance for your help.

dan

[Zen]

if you want to modify the path or users item-value on fly, there're 2 tool
class to change the web.config at runtime:
www.aspsimply.com/vbnet/ProTool.aspx
www.aspsimply.com/cs/CSTool.aspx
kind regards


"Dan" <da**********@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de> wrote in message
news:ct**********@newsserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de...

hi joyjit,

thanks for your help.
i wanted to avoid to add the users that are allowed to access a certain
location twice: to the
<location path="path"> <system.web> section AND
to the appsettings.
the control elements lead to the restricted area, so only users allowed to
go there shall see the elements (buttons).
so, can i check User.Identity.Name against a location section in
web.config?

regards,
daniel
Joyjit Mukherjee wrote:

Dan,

allow users only allow users to access the application, so you can put
conditional code to check for those users using User.Identity.Name and
read
those user preferences through Appsettings element.

Let me know if you need anything else.

regards
Joyjit

"Dan" <da**********@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de> wrote in message
news:ct**********@newsserv.zdv.uni-tuebingen.de...

hi ng,

i'd like to add control elements on a page, but only for users that are
authotized to access a certain location, defined in web.config.
my question:
is it possible to read the <allow users="" /> section of a <location> in
web.config, or do i have to add these users as key-value elements that
can be accessed by AppSetting... ?
i didn't find another solution, but that way is very unconfortable in a
environment with many users.

thanks very much in advance for your help.

dan