Get file to FileStream from remote path with another user credentials
c#, credentials, filestream
Solution
Thank you for your answers. Since the share was in another domain, it was not so easy to impersonate.
I found another, easier solution. I mapped a network drive, and checked the option `Connect using different credentials`. Then I connect to this drive instead of the remote path.
string mappedFilePath = filePath.Replace(@"\\computername\", @"Y:\")
and use this new string in `FileStream` constructor.
Problem
In my application I use `FileStream` to read from a file, that is on the fileshare somewhere in the network. So my `remoteFilePath` variable is something like: `\\computername\folder\file.pdf` ``` FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(remoteFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.None, 1024 * 1024) ``` Unfortunately, the user that I'm running this application with (that I'm logged into the PC with) does not have access to this fileshare. I have another user (domain, login & password), that has access to those files. Is it possible to use the other user credentials to get a file to filestream? Can I impersonate the user only to get a file, and then continue with my own user?