to access pc information.

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I am using WMI to access pc information(h/w and s/w both) in my website. On local pc it is working fine, but once i upload on server it is not accessing any information.Please tell me why it is not accessing.

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Posted 31-Mar-11 19:14pm

RajivSoftid

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luisnike19 1-Apr-11 1:36am

Any exception?

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Albin Abel · Answer 1 · 2011-03-31T20:04:00

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On the server it is running in Internet Zone. You may need to impersonate an user who has necessary privilege for that. But at the first hand why you need to dynamically access the hardware/ software information on the server? You know it, the server details unless it is going to change everyday. Leaving your application access sensitive information is a security hole.

Posted 31-Mar-11 20:04pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Apr-11 3:13am

This is the real reason for the difference. My 5. Security.

Speaking of which: see this post (and my "Answer" of course): http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/175616/WARNING-Black-Line-of-Death-in-windows-phone-7.aspx

Did't you forget it's 1st of April today?! :-)
--SA

Albin Abel 1-Apr-11 3:36am

laugh :) :). I read your answer.

Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 2 · 2011-04-01T03:33:00

It doesn't work because the account your website is running under (ASPNET) does not have any permissions at all to the client machine in question.

Unless you web server and client machines are all in the same Domain (Active Directory), you have no hope of pulling this off.

If they ARE in the same domain, the web application would have to run under an account that has enough permissions to the WMI objects your using on the client machine. This is usually a "Domain User" account or better.