Authentication

[MoustafaS]

SomeOne_SurVive wrote: Response.BinaryWrite() Why are you using this,you may only make a hyperlink that its target is the path of the downloadable file.

[Ahmed Galal]

i'll turn the download section for only registered members in the future, thats why am using Response.BinaryWrite(); thanx for reply

[MoustafaS]

You can use what i said to you and turn it also in the future by using the Authorization .

[Ahmed Galal]

okay, lets consider that i'm in the future :), how to set it up using Authorization, i'v been trying but its not working, can u give example ? thanx

[MoustafaS]

In your web.config : So the anonemus users will be redirected to your login form.

[Ahmed Galal]

it seems like u didn't get the problem, try the following link: http://www.icfsthinktank.org/English/Publications/Binary.aspx?id=27&pos=file&[^] it will open a Windows Dialog Box asking for the host password, however i set to allow all users in the authorization section in the web config file, i think if i gave a full permission for the aspnet account at the folder that contains the files it may work, but how am gonna do this since its not my server, its just a host. thanx for ur time.

[MoustafaS]

You may add that forlder as a virtual folder to the website root.

[DavidNohejl]

ASP.NET says quite clearly what must be done: ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via <identity impersonate="true"/>, the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user. To grant ASP.NET write access to a file, right-click the file in Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access. You (user {MACHINENAME}/ASPNET) don't have rights to write or read that .pdf file. You (IIS administartor) must grant this user I/O permissions. You say it's not your server...you have a problem. Contact your webhosting, they will (hopefully) help you. You need to grant ASP.NET right to read from "d:\i\c\icfsthinktank\www\Classes\Publications\Files\". I emphasised in that error message what must be done. Obviously, it's not something you can do without admin. David

[DavidNohejl]

No, that's not the problem. Problem is that user running ASP.NET worker process ( {MACHINENAME}ASPNET ) does not have right to read/write that file. You set it in windows actually, not in IIS. David

[Ahmed Galal]

thanx dnh for ur help, that was my openion too, i contacted them but it seems like they r sux and won't allow me do that, i'll try with them again or find another way, thank you.