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c#asp.netactive-directory
Hans
Hans

Reputation: 407

Get Name of User from Active Directory

I need to show only the name of a user from Active Directory, I am using 

 lbl_Login.Text = User.Identity.Name; //the result is domain\username

This shows the users name but not the real name of the user, I've checked other questions and answers related here but I've not gotten the solution.

Is there any property just as "User.Identity.Name" to get only the name of the user?

Upvotes: 16

Views: 45886

Answers (2)

MethodMan
MethodMan

Reputation: 18843

using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement;

string fullName = null;
using (PrincipalContext context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain))
{
    using (UserPrincipal user = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(context, User.Identity.Name))
    {
        if (user != null)
        {
            fullName = user.DisplayName;
            lbl_Login.Text = fullName;
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 6

Denis Bubnov
Denis Bubnov

Reputation: 2785

You want name of a user from active directory. Try code like this:

string name ="";
using (var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain))
{
    var usr = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(context, User.Identity.Name); 
    if (usr != null)
       name = usr.DisplayName;  
}

or this from social.msdn.microsoft.com:

PrincipalContext ctx = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain);
UserPrincipal user = UserPrincipal.Current;
string displayName = user.DisplayName;

or may be it:

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UserPrincipal.Current.DisplayName;

The System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement namespace provides uniform access and manipulation of user, computer, and group security principals across the multiple principal stores: Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), and Machine SAM (MSAM).

Upvotes: 28

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