.Net user.config path Hash

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Hello Everyone!

I have a really big problem. An Application has to be run on a Citrix Seamless system (but Problem exists on every roaming infrastructure).

The Application is installed on many Servers independently. Every user gets a random Server from those "server-cloud". In the installed Application the .NetFramework-Settings-Objects are used, for LocalUserConfigurations.

So, because on each of the servers the 'user.config-Folder-Hash' is different, every user looses his User-Configurations, despite the fact, that we save the Settings on LogOff and write them back, because the new "Hash-Folder", for the new random server, is created after closing the Application, & the config is in the Folder for the last Server.

So i had the idea to calculate this SHA1-Hash (if the Hash is really SHA1) before the start and copy the backuped settings into this folder as a workaround.
But i could not found, of what, despite the *.exe Path, the Hash is made of.

Does anyone know, how to calculate this Hash???

Any answears would be a REALLY BIG help.
Or does someone have any other idea to resolve this problem??? Changing the App with a self written SettingsProvider is not a solution for the next months, but i need a solution for now...

Thanx in advance

Posted 23-May-11 3:50am

Major Chris

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Try read this link Client Settings FAQ[^].

In general the user settings is located under <Profile Directory>\<Company Name>\<App Name>_<Evidence Type>_<Evidence Hash>\<Version>\user.config

<Evidence Type> and <Evidence Hash> will change when digital sign your application and <Version> will change when you change AssemblyVersionAttribute.

If the program runs under a roaming profile, you have to specify which Settings is under Local or Roaming and <Profile Directory> will change for this settings.

When you change the AssemblyVersionAttribute you can call Properties.Settings.Value.Upgrade() function to and you then retrieve all settings to the new user.config.

Posted 23-May-11 6:52am

Kim Togo

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Major Chris · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-23T21:11:00

Hello!

Thank you for the answear. The Question for me is, if it is possible to create this Hash-Folder outside of the application, before the application uses it (the folder will be created by the .Net-Framework, when changing, or closing the Application, and the correct folder does not exist).
To create this folder I would have to know if its possible, with all the information of the assembly, to calculate the hash for the folder -> create the folder, and then write the user.config from elsewhere in it.

That way i could overcome the citrix problem with roaming profiles, and every user could use his 'personal settings' like in a real roaming profile.

Thanks,

Greets,

Chris