This *may* be of some use although I haven't tried it. HTH
k > -----Original Message----- > From: Stavros Tekes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 April 2005 11:54 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: get windows logon name > > Hi all, > I am trying to find a way to get the users name that he used to login to > windows. > I want to create an application that gets personalized according to the > person that is using it. To do that I need to have the login name he used > to logon windows. (I do not want to bother him with re-entering his > credentials once again for just my app). > > I have read about the CGI.auth_user but I am not sure this is the > sollution. Will the user have to re-enter his credentials to access my > application? (I realize that for CGI.auth_user to work the web server > needs to supports user authentication but do I need to build a custom > script for authentication or is it take automatically from the operating > system, like a Single Sign On feature - which is what I am trying to do) > > Thanks in advance > > Stavros > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203800 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
