Re: NEWB: get username that is currently logged in to Windows workstation.

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Thanks. That worked. Shows how much I know once I leave the world of
PHP and try to do other stuff.
-Aaron Kenney

On 3/1/06, Wagner, Aaron <aaron.wagner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Aaron Kenney [mailto:awkenney@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 16:43
> > To: Wagner, Aaron
> > Cc: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re:  NEWB: get username that is currently
> > logged in to Windows workstation.
> >
> > Eh... POST didn't work. Here's my code to try and get this to work,
> > but I'm sure it's way off. My first issue is that the form is not
> > auto-submitting unto itself.
> >
> > <?PHP
> > if (isset($_POST['username']))
> > {
> > $username = $_POST['username'];
> > echo "returned<br>";
> > echo $username;
> > }
> > else {
> > echo "go";
> > echo "
> > <html>
> > <head>
> > <title>testing username script</title>
> > <script language=javascript><!--
> > var WshNetwork = new ActiveXObject(\"WScript.Network\");
> > document.postvars.username.value = WshNetwork.UserName;
> > document.postvars.submit();
> >
> > //--></script>
> > </head>
> > <body>
> > <form name='postvars' method='POST' action='test.php'
> > onsubmit='submitform()'>
> > <input type='hidden' name='username' value=''>
> > </form>
> > </body>
> > </html>";
> > }
> > ?>
> >
> >
> > On 3/1/06, Aaron Kenney <awkenney@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I was going to POST instead of GET or use a cookie so that the user
> > > wouldn't try to get smart and modify the value of the user
> > name. Then
> > > I would just use "document.goPostBack.submit();" in a function as my
> > > action to submit the page automatically, provided that the value of
> > > $username hasn't been set by PHP. I let you know what happens.
> > > -Aaron (Kenney)... so many Aarons.
> > >
> > > On 3/1/06, Wagner, Aaron <aaron.wagner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Aaron Kenney [mailto:awkenney@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 13:12
> > > > > To: Wagner, Aaron
> > > > > Subject: Re:  NEWB: get username that is currently
> > > > > logged in to Windows workstation.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm realizing something at this point that I never
> > considered before.
> > > > > In the last two lines of the script, you are naming a
> > form element
> > > > > "lookupNBID" so that you can use this form element to pass the
> > > > > username to PHP via submit. This "solves" the client
> > side VS server
> > > > > side script problem, although in a very dirty way. Does the
> > > > > "document.forms[0].submit()" line autosubmit the form,
> > or is there
> > > > > something else I have to do to automatically submit?
> > > > > -Aaron
> > > > >
> > > > > On 3/1/06, Aaron Kenney <awkenney@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > The Javascript idea would work, but I don't understand what
> > > > > is really
> > > > > > going on in the script.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        var WshNetwork = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Network");
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I guess this declares a variable, but I know nothing of
> > > > > ActiveX, since
> > > > > > it's about to be deprecated anyway, I never bothered to
> > > > > learn it. I am
> > > > > > going to assume that WScript.Network is a "superglobal"
> > > > > ActiveX array.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        //document.write(WshNetwork.UserName);
> > > > > >        //document.writeln(WshNetwork.UserDomain)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If these were uncommented, I am assuming they would
> > display the
> > > > > > "UserName" and "UserDomain." I guess there should be
> > a semicolon at
> > > > > > the end of the second line. :-P  At this point though, I
> > > > > wouldn't want
> > > > > > to display this info, just assign it to a variable or
> > > > > cookie so i can
> > > > > > get at it with PHP. I suppose in this case I can
> > always echo the JS
> > > > > > within PHP to get it to assign to a PHP variable. Maybe?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >        document.forms[0].lookupNBID.value =
> > WshNetwork.UserName
> > > > > >        document.forms[0].submit()
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here is where I am confused. Generally speaking, at this
> > > > > point, I just
> > > > > > want to get the username assigned to a PHP variable. But
> > > > > what happens
> > > > > > here? I guess you are naming a form element and then
> > > > > comparing that to
> > > > > > the current username upon submit, but what good is that if
> > > > > you do not
> > > > > > also authenticate the password?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I guess I'm missing the second part of my question which is
> > > > > to get the
> > > > > > username assigned to a PHP variable. How do I do this?
> > > > > > -Aaron
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 3/1/06, Wagner, Aaron
> > <aaron.wagner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: Aaron Kenney [mailto:awkenney@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 16:10
> > > > > > > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > Subject:  NEWB: get username that is currently
> > > > > > > > logged in to Windows workstation.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I am sorry but I am somewhat new to interfacing Windows
> > > > > through PHP.
> > > > > > > > What I am trying to do is to get the username (or
> > > > > otherwise unique
> > > > > > > > identifier) of the user that is currently logged
> > into the local
> > > > > > > > Windows workstation, and then assign the username to a
> > > > > variable. Can
> > > > > > > > it be done?
> > > > > > > > Originally what I considered doing was, in ASP, obtain
> > > > > the username
> > > > > > > > and write it to a cookie. Then use PHP to parse the
> > > > > cookie to get the
> > > > > > > > username.
> > > > > > > > -Aaron
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm working on the same kind of issue.  The problem I'm
> > > > > having is that
> > > > > > > PHP is a server-side script and can only see what is
> > > > > passed back to it
> > > > > > > in the browser.  You can try to run a phpinfo and see
> > > > > what is passed
> > > > > > > back to PHP.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've actually had to go to a client-side script to
> > see the user
> > > > > > > information and pass that back to the server.  ActiveX
> > > > > and VBScript(I
> > > > > > > know, I hate it too) are the only processes I found that
> > > > > can get out of
> > > > > > > the 'sandbox' and read local user info.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > *****this queries active directory and gets your
> > full name******
> > > > > > > <script language="VBScript">
> > > > > > >   Set sysinfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
> > > > > > >        Set oUser = GetObject("LDAP://" &
> > sysinfo.UserName & "")
> > > > > > >        Document.writeln("Name:&nbsp;<b>" &
> > oUser.FirstName & " " &
> > > > > > > oUser.LastName & "</b><br>")
> > > > > > >        //Document.writeln(sysinfo.UserName)
> > > > > > > </script>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ************this gets username and domain**************
> > > > > > > <script language=javascript>
> > > > > > >        var WshNetwork = new
> > ActiveXObject("WScript.Network");
> > > > > > >        //document.write(WshNetwork.UserName);
> > > > > > >        //document.writeln(WshNetwork.UserDomain)
> > > > > > >        document.forms[0].lookupNBID.value =
> > WshNetwork.UserName
> > > > > > >        document.forms[0].submit()
> > > > > > > </script>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanx
> > > > > > > Aaron N Wagner
> > > > > > > Monitoring Systems and Network Tools
> > > > > > > CCO-Command Center Operations
> > > > > > > 804.515.6298
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yea, I have a hidden frame that I autosubmit with the
> > submit() line
> > > >
> > > > ************************
> > > > <IFRAME name='userProcess' src='about:blank' width=0
> > height=0></IFRAME>
> > > > <form action='UserGroupDBProc.php' method=POST
> > target='userProcess'>
> > > >        <input type=hidden name=lookupNBID value=''>
> > > >        <input type=hidden name=lookupNBIDgroup value=1>
> > > > </form>
> > > >
> > > > <script language=javascript>
> > > >        var WshNetwork = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Network");
> > > >        //document.write(WshNetwork.UserName);
> > > >        //document.writeln(WshNetwork.UserDomain)
> > > >        document.forms[0].lookupNBID.value = WshNetwork.UserName
> > > >        document.forms[0].submit()
> > > > </script>
> > > >
> > > > ***********************
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanx
> > > > Aaron N Wagner
> > > > Monitoring Systems and Network Tools
> > > > CCO-Command Center Operations
> > > > 804.515.6298
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> <?PHP
> if (isset($_POST['username']))
> {
> $username = $_POST['username'];
> echo "returned<br>";
> echo $username;
> }
> else
> {
>    echo "go";
>    echo "
>        <html>
>        <head>
>        <title>testing username script</title>
>        </head>
>        <body>
>        <form name='postvars' method='POST' action='test.php'
> onsubmit='submitform()'>
>        <input type='hidden' name='username' value=''>
>        </form>
>
>        <script language=javascript><!--
>        var WshNetwork = new ActiveXObject(\"WScript.Network\");
>        document.postvars.username.value = WshNetwork.UserName;
>        document.postvars.submit();
>        //--></script>
>
>        </body>
>        </html>
>    ";
> }
> ?>
>
> You need to move the submit() below the form object.
> You can't submit a form that hasn't been sent(drawn) to the page yet.
>
>
> Thanx
> Aaron N Wagner
> Monitoring Systems and Network Tools
> CCO-Command Center Operations
> 804.515.6298
>

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