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How to verify that a user is logged on to network (UNC Path issue)q

Hey guys,

I've been working on this for few days with no luck. I need to create
folders and files on a remote server using UNC Path. This works great as
long as the user can authenticate first, then supply the path to the
application.

Now I am trying to test and see if the user is authenticated, if not then I
am going to prompt the user for his credentials.

This is where I am having some issues. I can't find a reliable way to test
the share connection. I have tried using System.IO methods and trap the
UnauthorizedAccessException, but everything I tried only throws generic
IOException. I do not want to parse the e.Message for obvious reasons.

Anyone knows of a way to test if the user is connected to remote machine?

Fadi
Apr 24 '06 #1
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