The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized.

sbeach

Hello all,

I'm trying to create an integration web service to call the MediaBinWebService API, but every method always returns the following error.


Is PROFLOWERS\svc_dam an admin? False -- System.Net.WebException: The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized. at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall) at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters) at sddamapp01.MediaBinServer.IsAdministrator() in c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\mediabinintegration\a5f99e6b\72626c82\App_WebReferences.wamu1zp_.0.cs:line 1063 at MBIntegrationService.IsAdmin() in c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MediaBinIntegration\App_Code\MBIntegrationService.cs:line 35

Here is a snipit of my code...

[WebMethod]
public string IsAdmin()
{
MediaBinServer mediaBinServer = new MediaBinServer();
bool isAdmin = false;
try
{
isAdmin = mediaBinServer.IsAdministrator();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
string name = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name;
string error = "Is " + name + " an admin? " + isAdmin + " -- "+ e.ToString();
return error.ToString();
}
return isAdmin.ToString();
}


Any ideas on what I could to resolve this?

Thanks,

--Steffen

sbeach

Never mind, I figured it out.

MediaBinServer mediaBinServer = new MediaBinServer();
mediaBinServer.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("username", "password");

A little authentication goes a long way...

Strange that it didn't like the user identity of the AppPool. Any ideas about that?