This is suppose to be a basic password change method using DirectoryServices in ASP.NET.
The code:
String path = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["LDAPServer"] + myDN;
DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(path, @"Domain A\" + myUserId, myPassword, AuthenticationTypes.Secure);
de.Invoke("ChangePassword", new object[] { myPassword, myNewPassword});
This runs fine if I run locally via virtual IIS (using Visual Studio). However, if I publish this to production, I get:
Configuration information could not be read from the domain controller, either because the machine is unavailable, or access has been denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070547)
The only difference between that might be that my computer is on Domain A but the published server is on Domain B. Domain A and Domain B are trusted and Domain A is parent of Domain B.
Anyone have any idea where and how the error is produced?
EDIT: Perhaps I should add that this is a Web Service. Another app will throw necessary information to verify and the Web Service will change the password.
Sorry to mark yours as answer and take it away. I was actually getting another error because of identity thing and I thought this issue was solved and moved unto next issue.
Anyway, I have solved it by changing the PATH of DirectoryEntry. Before it was:
LDAP://server.domain/DistinguishedName
but I changed it to
LDAP://DistinguishedName
then it was all working fine.