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Query AD from ASP.NET - The Search Filter is invalid (unless I run the page locally)

Hi Experts,

Though I had this nailed, then I published my page.

Not 100% sure what to make of it...
So I'm querying AD from and ASP.NET page to get 4 user details (display name, phone, mobile & job title) and I'm filtering (or trying to filter on user_login id which is held in a session variable.

Code below runs perfectly locally but once I publish the page I get The Search filter is invalid message, can someone explain what the problem is / help me out. Many TIA

CODE BEHIND

using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.DirectoryServices;


public partial class AD_GK_Default6 : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        System.Security.Principal.IPrincipal user;

        user = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User;

        System.Security.Principal.IIdentity identity;

        identity = user.Identity;

        Session["username"] = identity.Name.Substring(identity.Name.IndexOf(@"\") + 1);
   

        DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("ADPath")); 
        de.Username = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("ADServiceAccount"); 
        de.Password = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("ADServiceAccountPassword");
        de.AuthenticationType = AuthenticationTypes.FastBind;

        DirectorySearcher dssearch = new DirectorySearcher(de);

        dssearch.Filter = "(CN=" + Session["username"].ToString() + ")";

        SearchResult sresult = dssearch.FindOne();

        DirectoryEntry dsresult = sresult.GetDirectoryEntry();

        lblfname.Text = dsresult.Properties["displayName"][0].ToString();

        lbltitle.Text = dsresult.Properties["title"][0].ToString();

        lbllname.Text = dsresult.Properties["telephonenumber"][0].ToString();

        lblemail.Text = dsresult.Properties["mobile"][0].ToString();

   }  
}

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PAGE CODE

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
   <form id="form1" runat="server">

<div>

<table>

<tr>

<td align="right">



</td>

<td>

<asp:Label ID="lblfname" runat="server" Font-Bold="true"></asp:Label>  

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align="right">



</td>

<td>

<asp:Label ID="lbltitle" runat="server" Font-Bold="true"></asp:Label>  

</td>

</tr>


<tr>

<td align="right">



</td>

<td>

<asp:Label ID="lbllname" runat="server" Font-Bold="true"></asp:Label>  

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align="right">



</td>

<td>

<asp:Label ID="lblemail" runat="server" Font-Bold="true"></asp:Label>  

</td>

</tr>

</table>

</div>

</form>
</body>
</html>

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Obadiah Christopher

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Ah of course, yes you got me! Thanks so much.