run program with different username in c#

[blacktulip]

hey,
i'm trying to run programs from within c# code, with different username (runAs).
if i'm running it directly, like this:

Process.Start("c:",username,password,domain);

i'm getting "access denied" error.
i managed to bypass it by:

Proccess pr = new Proccess();
pr.UserName=username;
pr.Password=password;
pr.Domain=domain;
pr.FileName="cmd";
pr.Arguments="start /c c:";
pr.UseShellExecute=false;
 
- or -
 
pr.FileName="c:\progra~1\intern~1\iexplore";
pr.Arguments="http:\\..";
 

the first used for files, the second for links.
the problem is opening directory located in other computer (with iexplorer), opening as shared folder and changes i make there won't appear until i refresh the page.
the first one, with cmd, also causing some problems in some scenarios.

can someone help me resolve the problem so i can open everything the ordinary way?

[Plater]

Running the command:
"explorer c:\"
Will open up the c:\ folder.

Running the command:
"explorer \\someComputerName"
Will open up the shares list of \\someComputerName.


Is your problem that your user does not have the priviledges to run these?
I didn't really see what the problem you had was.

[blacktulip]

running the command
explorer c:\
throw error "the system can't find the file specified".

running the command
explorer
with the arguments
c:\
does nothing.

[Plater]

wierd, maybe you have to give the exact location of explorer.exe

[blacktulip]

no, i tried that either.
if i write

Process.Start(filename)

it works, if i write "explorer c:" or just "c:".
but if i try to use username

Process.Start("explorer c:",username,password)

it's not working. i can't pass arguments as part of the file, and even if i pass them in the arguments part, explorer does nothing.

[Plater]

Well maybe I am not understanding what you are trying to do.

You just want your program to open up a file folder browser window right?
(Like if you went to Start->Run: "c:\")

It you have shellexecute=false, to open up windows you need to use "explorer.exe" as filename and the path (ie "c:\") as the arguments

I believe though that if you have shellexecute=true, then you can just set filename="C:\" and have no arguments.


If you are trying to start the process under a different user, I think you need to use the ProcessStartInfo object.

[blacktulip]

i used it "Process.StartInfo".
but if i try to run "explorer.exe" as filename (with the full path) and "c:" as arguments, it doesn't open anything.

[Plater]

i used it "Process.StartInfo".
but if i try to run "explorer.exe" as filename (with the full path) and "c:" as arguments, it doesn't open anything.

Really? it opens up the folder for me