How to read data from a log file which needs authentication?

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Hi All,

I need to develope a tool which will parse the log file data. The log file is placed at web server and it needs authentication to access the file, I do have the credentials with me but don't know how to implement the code that will use the credentials to access the log file.

Does anybody knows how to implement a C# code that reads the log file by providing the credentials to access the log file.

Any kind help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
kane

Posted 23-Apr-13 2:50am

kanekhan

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StianSandberg 23-Apr-13 8:51am

How do you access the log file? Ftp, fileshare, service??

kanekhan 23-Apr-13 9:33am

A simple C# code to access the log file, the same way we read any other text file.

StianSandberg 23-Apr-13 9:37am

ok, hope my answer will help you out..

smilingsameera 23-Apr-13 9:06am

below articles explains in detail of using log parser to retrieve information from logfiles. Hope this helps

http://www.sanjeevnandam.com/blog/extract-information-from-an-iis-log[^]

http://mlichtenberg.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/log-parser-rocks-more-than-50-examples/[^]

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StianSandberg · Answer 1 · 2013-04-23T03:37:00

Solution 1

Try this article here at Codeproject: A small C# Class for impersonating a User[^]

Then you can execute code as another user:

C#

using ( new Impersonator( "myUsername", "myDomainname", "myPassword" ) )
{
  var content = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("");
}

Posted 23-Apr-13 3:37am

StianSandberg