create new user in active directory

Hello

I try to add a new user to active directory but I got an error at the setpassword line. Any comment would be helpfull.

Here is my code:

protected void submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

CreateUserAccountAd();

}

public void CreateUserAccountAd()

{

string error = string.Empty;

string strpath = LDAP://server name;

//login as adminsitartor to create a new user

try

{

DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(strpath, username, password);

string strUser = "CN=username";

string strPassword = "ssss#1234";

DirectoryEntries child = de.Children;

DirectoryEntry deuser = child.Add(strUser, "user");

deuser.Properties["sAMAccountName"].Add(strUser);

de.CommitChanges();

SetPassword(deuser, strPassword);

deuser.Invoke("SetPassword", strPassword);

Enable(deuser);

deuser.Invoke("SetPassword", new Object[] { strPassword });

de.Close();

de.Dispose();

}

catch (DirectoryServicesCOMException ex)

{

error = ex.Message;

}

if (error != string.Empty)

lblLoginErrorDetails.Text = error;

else

lblLoginErrorDetails.Text = "Congragulation! You signed up";

}

private static void SetPassword(DirectoryEntry UE, string password)

{

object[] oPassword = new object[] { password };

object ret = UE.Invoke("SetPassword", oPassword);

UE.CommitChanges();

}

public void Enable(DirectoryEntry dr)

{

ActiveDs.IADsUser user1 = (ActiveDs.IADsUser)dr.NativeObject;

user1.AccountDisabled = false;

dr.CommitChanges();

}

I tried to optimize a little bit your class

public class ActivDirectory
    {
         public string User{get;set;}
        public string Passwd{get;set;}
        public string path{get;set;}
        public ActivDirectory(string User,string Passwd,string path)
        {
            this.User = User;
            this.Passwd = Passwd;
            this.path = path;
        }
        public void CreateUserAccountAd()
        {

                DirectoryEntry dentry = new DirectoryEntry(path);
                DirectoryEntries chdren = dentry.Children;
                DirectoryEntry duser = chdren.Add(User,"user");
                duser.Properties["sAMAccountName"].Add(User);
                duser.CommitChanges();
                SetPassword(duser, Passwd);
                Enable(duser);
        }

           private static void SetPassword(DirectoryEntry directoryentry, string password)
           {
            object[] PwdArray = new object[] {password};
            object result = directoryentry.Invoke("SetPassword", PwdArray );
            directoryentry.CommitChanges();
            }

              public void Enable(DirectoryEntry dr)
              {
                ActiveDs.IADsUser user1 = (ActiveDs.IADsUser) dr.NativeObject;
                user1.AccountDisabled =false;
                dr.CommitChanges();
              }


    }

try this ; - ) jamila hath sayd!!

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Bechir Bejaoui17y ago
I tried to optimize a little bit your class

public class ActivDirectory
    {
         public string User{get;set;}
        public string Passwd{get;set;}
        public string path{get;set;}
        public ActivDirectory(string User,string Passwd,string path)
        {
            this.User = User;
            this.Passwd = Passwd;
            this.path = path;
        }
        public void CreateUserAccountAd()
        {

                DirectoryEntry dentry = new DirectoryEntry(path);
                DirectoryEntries chdren = dentry.Children;
                DirectoryEntry duser = chdren.Add(User,"user");
                duser.Properties["sAMAccountName"].Add(User);
                duser.CommitChanges();
                SetPassword(duser, Passwd);
                Enable(duser);
        }

           private static void SetPassword(DirectoryEntry directoryentry, string password)
           {
            object[] PwdArray = new object[] {password};
            object result = directoryentry.Invoke("SetPassword", PwdArray );
            directoryentry.CommitChanges();
            }

              public void Enable(DirectoryEntry dr)
              {
                ActiveDs.IADsUser user1 = (ActiveDs.IADsUser) dr.NativeObject;
                user1.AccountDisabled =false;
                dr.CommitChanges();
              }


    }

try this ; - ) jamila hath sayd!!