I am trying to use c# to delete a user profile on a remote server. I am running the program as myself. If I browse to \\server\c$\Users\ as myself I can delete the directory "User". It gives no error. If I use my program written in C# with the code below to attempt to delete the same directory I get back this exception.
Access to the path 'appsFolder.itemdata-ms' is denied.
Am I doing something wrong with my delete?
Directory.Delete("\\\\server\\c$\\Users\\User\\",true);
Deleting a user profile folder without cleaning the registry accoringly can lead to several undesired side-effects like temporary profile creation etc.
i recommend using DeleteProfile function which can be found in userenv.dll
my code is as follow:
internal class Program
{
[DllImport("userenv.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling = false, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool DeleteProfile(string sidString, string profilePath, string omputerName);
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
var username = args[0];
var principalContext = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain); // Domain => to support local user this should be changed probably, didn't test yet
var userPrincipal = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(principalContext, username);
if (userPrincipal != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("User found");
var userSid = userPrincipal.Sid;
Console.WriteLine("User {0} has SID: {1}", username, userSid);
Console.WriteLine("Will try to DeleteProfile next..");
DeleteProfile(userSid.ToString(), null, null);
Console.WriteLine("Done - bye!");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("ERROR! User: {0} not found!", username);
}
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
Console.WriteLine(exception);
}
}
}
consider, this code is just for demonstration purpose and should be stabilized for production..
cheers,
-Chris
btw, here more on MSDN
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762273(v=vs.85).aspx
Hi I was trying to same thing and found Directory.Delete() cannot delete files if file is Hidden or a system file.
Using cmd instead to delete folder.
public static FileAttributes RemoveAttribute (FileAttributes att, FileAttributes attToRemove)
{
return att & ~attToRemove;
}
public void DeleteProfileFolder(string file)
{
Process process = new Process();
ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.WindowStyle = ProvessWindowsStyle.Hiddenl
startInfo.FileName = "cmd";
startInfo.Arguments = "/C rd /S /Q \"" + file + "\"";
process.StartInfo = startInfo;
process.Start();
process.WaitForExit();
}
public void Deletes(DirectoryInfo baseDir)
{
if(! baseDir.Exists)
return;
var Dirs = Directory.EnumerateDirectories(baseDir.ToString(),"*.*",SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(baseDir.ToString(),"*.*",SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
foreach(var dir in Dirs)
{
DeleteProfileFolder(dir);
}
foreach(var file in files)
{
FileAttributes att = File.GetAttributes(f);
if((att & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttribute.Hidden)
{
att = RemoveAttribute(att, FileAttributes.Hidden);
File.SetAttributes(file , att);
File.SetAttributes(File, FileAttributes.Normal)
}
File.Delete(file);
}
}
To call This
Deletes("c:\Users\"); // did this on local system.
I havn't tried on network location but I thing this will work.
Note: To completely delete userProfile we also need to delete registry.
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I download .zip file from outlook then send pdf files to printer. It works on my local machine while compiling, However I setup published app on server, it downloads .zip file from outlook and open it but it can not send to printer . How can I handle that?
This is my code:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ExchangeService exchange = new ExchangeService(ExchangeVersion.Exchange2013_SP1);
exchange.Credentials = new WebCredentials("mail#", "password");
exchange.Url = new Uri("https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx");
if (exchange != null)
{
SearchFilter sf = new SearchFilter.SearchFilterCollection(LogicalOperator.And, new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.IsRead, false));
FindItemsResults<Item> result = exchange.FindItems(WellKnownFolderName.Inbox, sf, new ItemView(1));
foreach (Item item in result)
{
EmailMessage message = EmailMessage.Bind(exchange, item.Id);
message.IsRead = true;
message.Update(ConflictResolutionMode.AutoResolve);
List<Attachment> zipList = message.Attachments.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Name.Contains(".zip")).ToList();
foreach (Attachment Attachment in zipList)
{
if (Attachment is FileAttachment)
{
FileAttachment f = Attachment as FileAttachment;
f.Load("C:\\TEST\\" + f.Name);
string zipPath = #"C:\TEST\" + f.Name;
string extractPath = #"C:\TEST\" + Path.GetRandomFileName();
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath);
string[] filePaths = Directory.GetFiles(extractPath, "*.pdf",
SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
foreach (string path in filePaths)
{
SendToPrinter(path);
}
}
}
}
}
}
static void SendToPrinter(string path)
{
try
{
var printerName = "EPSON L310 Series";
ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo(path);
info.Verb = "PrintTo";
info.UseShellExecute = false;
info.CreateNoWindow = true;
info.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
info.Arguments = "\"" + printerName + "\"";
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = info;
p.Start();
p.WaitForInputIdle();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000);
if (false == p.CloseMainWindow())
p.Kill();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("error:", ex.Message);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
As I said, everything is work fine but printer not working. I can print pdf manually I mean machine works. Also this app works on my local machine
You need to change:
info.UseShellExecute = false;
to:
info.UseShellExecute = true;
since the path is a path to a PDF file, not an executable.
As per the docs:
When you use the operating system shell to start processes, you can
start any document (which is any registered file type associated with
an executable that has a default open action) and perform operations
on the file, such as printing, by using the Process object. When
UseShellExecute is false, you can start only executables by using the
Process object.
Additionally:
If you set the WindowStyle to ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden,
UseShellExecute must be set to true.
You are using Hidden - thus UseShellExecute must be true.
I have a folder on the server containing pdf files(Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise). I have to open the folder with the authorized user account and display the pdf file in the browser. The user has full control permissions on the folder and is a member of the Administrator group.
Bellow code works from my local as it opens the pdf file from the folder located in the server in Adobe Reader. But on the server the process does not start(Adobe Reader does not open) and no exception occurs. Most of the forums say that turning off UAC will help, but I don't want to do it, because of security reasons.
How can I deal that issue? Please help.
try
{
WindowsIdentity wi = new WindowsIdentity(#"user_name#DOMAIN");
WindowsImpersonationContext ctx = null;
try
{
ctx = wi.Impersonate();
// Thread is now impersonating you can call the backend operations here...
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo()
{
CreateNoWindow = true,
Verb = "open",
FileName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["mobil"] + "\\" + prmSicilNo + "_" + prmPeriod.ToString("yyyyMM") + ".pdf",
};
p.Start();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
msj = ex.Message;
}
finally
{
ctx.Undo();
}
return msj;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return msj + "Error: " + ex.Message;
}
Try to execute your .exe with Run as Adminstrator on the server.If it works properly then add the below code:
p.StartInfo.Verb = "runas";
#Chintan Udeshi Thank you for you quick answer. I can run the AcroRd32.exe by Run as Administrator but when I tried with runas I got the error which says; "No application is associated with the specified file for this operation".
I also tried to place absolute Acrobat Reader Path, but it still didn't work. Any idea?
p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(#"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe")
{
CreateNoWindow = true,
Verb = "runas",
FileName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["mobil"] + "\\" + prmSicilNo + "_" + prmPeriod.ToString("yyyyMM") + ".pdf", // "c:\\pdf\\",
};
I have class in my WCF service to execute batch file. when I test to run the batch file in shared directory, everything is fine, the batch was executed, but when I try to run the batch file from secure diretory, I get error "ACCESS DENIED". How to add login property so I can access my secured directory to execute my batch file?
here is my code:
public string ExecuteBat()
{
string hasil = "";
ProcessStartInfo processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(#"D:\Secure\command.bat");
processInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
processInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
Process process = Process.Start(processInfo);
process.WaitForExit();
if (process.ExitCode == 0)
{
hasil = "BAT EXECUTED!";
}
else
{
hasil = "EXECUTE BAT FAILED";
}
return hasil;
}
The ProcessStartInfo class has properties for Domain,UserName and Password that, when set, start the process under those credentials, something like this:
ProcessStartInfo processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(#"D:\Rpts\SSIS_WeeklyFlash_AAF_1.bat");
processInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
processInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
processInfo.Domain= "MyCompanyDomain";
processInfo.UserName = "username";
//Secure string is an odd beast, so you need something like this:
SecureString ss = new SecureString();
string password = "p#$$w0rd";
foreach (char c in password)
{
ss.AppendChar(c);
}
processInfo.Password = ss;
...
I know that this is question was already asked but i couldn't find any answer . I have this code i'm trying to run an app with a specific user but gives error that file could not be found even if the file is there.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo myProcess = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("cinegy.exe");
myProcess.WorkingDirectory =Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFilesX86)+ "\\Cinegy\\Cinegy Workflow 8.5.8\\";
System.Security.SecureString password = new System.Security.SecureString();
string uspw = "mypass";
foreach (char c in uspw)
{
password.AppendChar(c);
}
myProcess.UserName = "myuser";
myProcess.Password = password;
myProcess.Domain = "mydomain";
myProcess.UseShellExecute = false;
try
{
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(myProcess);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
Thanks
Error is |The system cannot find the file specified|
If you use
UseShellExecute = false
it ignores WorkingDirectory
You can either set UseShellExecute to true and have a cmd shell. Or you add the location of the process to path of the process you are running:
string path = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("path");
path += ";" + Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFilesX86) + "\\Cinegy\\Cinegy Workflow 8.5.8\\";
System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("path", path);
I have created an app to standardize user creation for our AD domain. Now I would like to be able to create, share and set permissions on the folder. I know how to create a remote folder, but I am unclear on the best way to go about sharing and setting permissions in VB08.
Thanks in advance,
Christopher
Just so people know what I ended up going with, here is the final successful code to create a remote folder, set NTFS permissions on the folder to full control for the selected user and then create a share on the new folder with full permissions for everyone.
using System.IO;
using System.Management;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
public static void CreateFolder(String accountName, String homeFolder)
{
String folderName;
String localfolderpath;
String shareName;
try
{
folderName = "\\\\server\\c$\\Home\\" + homeFolder + "\\" + accountName;
Directory.CreateDirectory(folderName);
localfolderpath = "C:\\Home\\" + homeFolder + "\\" + accountName;
shareName = accountName + "$";
FolderACL(accountName, folderName);
makeShare(localfolderpath, shareName);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error: " + ex.ToString());
}
}
public static void FolderACL(String accountName, String folderPath)
{
FileSystemRights Rights;
//What rights are we setting?
Rights = FileSystemRights.FullControl;
bool modified;
InheritanceFlags none = new InheritanceFlags();
none = InheritanceFlags.None;
//set on dir itself
FileSystemAccessRule accessRule = new FileSystemAccessRule(accountName, Rights, none, PropagationFlags.NoPropagateInherit, AccessControlType.Allow);
DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(folderPath);
DirectorySecurity dSecurity = dInfo.GetAccessControl();
dSecurity.ModifyAccessRule(AccessControlModification.Set, accessRule, out modified);
//Always allow objects to inherit on a directory
InheritanceFlags iFlags = new InheritanceFlags();
iFlags = InheritanceFlags.ContainerInherit | InheritanceFlags.ObjectInherit;
//Add Access rule for the inheritance
FileSystemAccessRule accessRule2 = new FileSystemAccessRule(accountName, Rights, iFlags, PropagationFlags.InheritOnly, AccessControlType.Allow);
dSecurity.ModifyAccessRule(AccessControlModification.Add, accessRule2, out modified);
dInfo.SetAccessControl(dSecurity);
}
private static void makeShare(string filepath, string sharename)
{
try
{
String servername = "server";
// assemble the string so the scope represents the remote server
string scope = string.Format("\\\\{0}\\root\\cimv2", servername);
// connect to WMI on the remote server
ManagementScope ms = new ManagementScope(scope);
// create a new instance of the Win32_Share WMI object
ManagementClass cls = new ManagementClass("Win32_Share");
// set the scope of the new instance to that created above
cls.Scope = ms;
// assemble the arguments to be passed to the Create method
object[] methodargs = { filepath, sharename, "0" };
// invoke the Create method to create the share
object result = cls.InvokeMethod("Create", methodargs);
MessageBox.Show(result.ToString());
}
catch (SystemException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error attempting to create share {0}:", sharename);
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
}
here is nice tutorial http://weblogs.asp.net/cumpsd/archive/2004/02/08/69403.aspx
and home path you can get from %HOMEPATH% env. variable