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VB.Net - System.IO.File.Move with Elevated Privileges

Good Day Experts!

I have developed a small SA VB.net exe to move files on one of our network paths. My searches on the net have been inconclusive.

It works fine when I execute it from my machine as I have Administrator privileges. However, when I put it on the User machine it does not work due to lack of permissions.

How can I elevate the privileges of the User in the code to be able to execute System.IO.File.Move?

Thanks,
jimbo99999

Éric Moreau

check https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28021897/write-file-with-alternate-credentials-with-visual-basic-net.html?anchorAnswerId=38859602#a38859602

David Johnson, CD

the user doesn't have permission from the source or the destination directory?

Jimbo99999

ASKER

Good Day Everyone

Yes, you are correct...unfortunately due to new rule standards the User does not have permission on the source or destination directory. So, I have been given the task to figure out how to give the User the permissions in my little VB.Net application.

Eric, thank you for the link reference...I will take a look here today.

Thanks,
jimbo99999

David Johnson, CD

Isn't this breaking company policy if the user doesn't have access then they should not have programmatic access as well? Only a user with the proper access should be able to move the file.

Jimbo99999

ASKER

Eric:

I tried the impersonation link information here this morning. Unfortunately I am having a bit of trouble.
My little app is a a windows Form that I load a listview with file to move in a directory. After the User selects the files to move they have to hit a button to execute the move. The trouble I am having is embedding the Impersonation code into the code behind the button.

Is there by chance any references the use Impersonation in a Windows form type application?

Thanks,
jimbo99999

Éric Moreau

I found yet another example using a Windows Forms application: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841699/en-us

Jimbo99999

ASKER

Thank you kindly Eric...I appreciate the reference. I will try this out today.

Thanks,
jimbo99999

Éric Moreau

I just tried the example from http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/fe8af53c-4912-49c3-9992-5bbeea32b29d/impersonation-to-copy-file?forum=vblanguage and it is working.

It will be the subject of my next article to be published in the next few days!

Jimbo99999

ASKER

I am looking at that one too...thanks for the good info I really appreciate it.

jimbo99999

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Jimbo99999

ASKER

Excellent! Just sitting down to give it a try.

Thanks,
jimbo99999

Jimbo99999

ASKER

I am officially impersonating. Thanks for the help...excellent article!

Thanks,
jimbo99999