Setting Profile properties for not logged in users

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet

24 Nov 2005 2:31 PM

Iain

I create a user using Membership.CreateUser

Now I want to set a profile property for that user - of course they are not
logged in, so the profile is of the current user (the administator).

How do I change a profile setting for a user who is not logged in?

A related question. How can I change the logged in user programmatically?

Thanks

Iain

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Iain Downs (DirectShow MVP)
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24 Nov 2005 2:47 PM

Wouter van Vugt

Hi Iain,

you'll have to enable anonymous identification and mark profile
properties in a special way. The following web.config file shows how to
do this:

<configuration>
<system.web>
    <anonymousIdentification enabled="true"/>
    <profile>
      <properties>
        <add name="MyProperty" type="String" allowAnonymous="true"/>
      </properties>
    </profile>
</system.web>
</configuration>

You can change who is logged in using the FormsAuthentication class for
instance. You'll have to log out the current user first I think.

Grtz, Wouter
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24 Nov 2005 3:53 PM

Iain

On 24 Nov 2005 06:47:39 -0800, Wouter van Vugt wrote:

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> Hi Iain,
>
> you'll have to enable anonymous identification and mark profile
> properties in a special way. The following web.config file shows how to
> do this:
>
> <configuration>
>   <system.web>
>     <anonymousIdentification enabled="true"/>
>     <profile>
>       <properties>
>         <add name="MyProperty" type="String" allowAnonymous="true"/>
>       </properties>
>     </profile>
>   </system.web>
> </configuration>
>
> You can change who is logged in using the FormsAuthentication class for
> instance. You'll have to log out the current user first I think.

Thanks for your response.

I am not using anonymous, my users must be authorised!

And I must say I coudl not see how to login a different user
FormsAuthentication class (I can SIgnOUt, but I can't see how to sign in
programatically - or is that just done mby call SetAuthCookie?)

THanks again

(Confused!)

Iain

--
Iain Downs (DirectShow MVP)
Commercial Software Therapist
www.idcl.co.uk

25 Nov 2005 11:06 PM

Wouter van Vugt

Use RedirectFromLoginPage

Grtz, Wouter