Get Active Directory User Context from AD username string - use with IsInRole()

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Using C#, is it possible to create an IPrincipal User from a string username? I think my question is as simple at that :).

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '12 at 22:16

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I believe you can do something like this:

WindowsPrincipal pFoo = new WindowsPrincipal(new WindowsIdentity("domain\user"));

answered Mar 22 '12 at 22:16

Brian Desmond

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I think that needs escaped like "domain\\user", but that returns "The name provided is not a properly formed account name." – farina Mar 22 '12 at 22:47
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Nice, it's just NT username. So WindowsPrincipal pFoo = new WindowsPrincipal(new WindowsIdentity("user")); works! – farina Mar 22 '12 at 23:30
@farina [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5933643/create-windowsidentity-using-just-a-domain-and-username) is the solution to the exception you are getting – RBT Jul 04 '17 at 12:48

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