Error with UserPrincipal.GetAuthorizationGroups() method

Question

I am having an issue using the GetAuthorizationGroups method of the UserPrincipal class in a web application.

Using the following code, I am receiving \"While trying to

Answer 1

Error 5 indicates ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED, which suggests a permissions related issue. That said, the following code has just worked for me, running on Windows 7 with the website running as the default application pool:

Content of "body" of .aspx page:

Code-behind:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var Context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, "logon_domain", "username", "password");
    var principal = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(Context, "user_to_query");
    var groups = principal.GetAuthorizationGroups();

    GridView1.DataSource = groups;
    GridView1.DataBind();
}

In my example logon_domain was the lefthand of domain_name\username, rather than the style of domain specification you'd used. My solution may or may not work for you. If it doesn't, it does point to a permissions issue somewhere.