> I am trying to create a Bug but using the following POST fails with a 401
> when a GET does authenticate. I appreciate this is fundamentally a write
> rather than a read but the AD user role does have Add/Edit permissions.
> what am i missing?

> Thanks

>         private static XmlDocument restPost(string url, string userName, string userPassword, string domain, string xmlPost)
>         {
>             var request = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url)) as HttpWebRequest;
>             var xd = new XmlDocument();
>             if (request != null)
>             {
>                 request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
>                 string postData = string.Format(xmlPost);
>                 byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

>                 request.ContentType = "application/xml";
>                 request.ContentLength = data.Length;

>                 using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
>                 {
>                     requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
>                 }
>                 request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword, domain);
>                 request.PreAuthenticate = true;
>                 var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
>                 var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
>                 xd.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>             }
>             return xd;
>         }

> Hi Max,

> You code is correct. Do you use on-demand or on-site TP? What value do you
> pass to "domain" parameter? What is the body of a 401 response?

> Thanks,
> Alex

> On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 2:50:44 PM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>> I am trying to create a Bug but using the following POST fails with a 401
>> when a GET does authenticate. I appreciate this is fundamentally a write
>> rather than a read but the AD user role does have Add/Edit permissions.
>> what am i missing?

>> Thanks

>>         private static XmlDocument restPost(string url, string userName, string userPassword, string domain, string xmlPost)
>>         {
>>             var request = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url)) as HttpWebRequest;
>>             var xd = new XmlDocument();
>>             if (request != null)
>>             {
>>                 request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
>>                 string postData = string.Format(xmlPost);
>>                 byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

>>                 request.ContentType = "application/xml";
>>                 request.ContentLength = data.Length;

>>                 using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
>>                 {
>>                     requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
>>                 }
>>                 request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword, domain);
>>                 request.PreAuthenticate = true;
>>                 var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
>>                 var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
>>                 xd.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>>             }
>>             return xd;
>>         }

> We are using on-site TP and I am passing in the fully qualified domain
> name into the post

> On Friday, October 5, 2012 1:48:31 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>> Hi Max,

>> You code is correct. Do you use on-demand or on-site TP? What value do
>> you pass to "domain" parameter? What is the body of a 401 response?

>> Thanks,
>> Alex

>> On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 2:50:44 PM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>> I am trying to create a Bug but using the following POST fails with a
>>> 401 when a GET does authenticate. I appreciate this is fundamentally a
>>> write rather than a read but the AD user role does have Add/Edit
>>> permissions. what am i missing?

>>> Thanks

>>>         private static XmlDocument restPost(string url, string userName, string userPassword, string domain, string xmlPost)
>>>         {
>>>             var request = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url)) as HttpWebRequest;
>>>             var xd = new XmlDocument();
>>>             if (request != null)
>>>             {
>>>                 request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
>>>                 string postData = string.Format(xmlPost);
>>>                 byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

>>>                 request.ContentType = "application/xml";
>>>                 request.ContentLength = data.Length;

>>>                 using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
>>>                 {
>>>                     requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
>>>                 }
>>>                 request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword, domain);
>>>                 request.PreAuthenticate = true;
>>>                 var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
>>>                 var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
>>>                 xd.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>>>             }
>>>             return xd;
>>>         }

> Do you use win authentication? If so, what is the body of 401 response?

> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:55:45 AM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>> We are using on-site TP and I am passing in the fully qualified domain
>> name into the post

>> On Friday, October 5, 2012 1:48:31 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>>> Hi Max,

>>> You code is correct. Do you use on-demand or on-site TP? What value do
>>> you pass to "domain" parameter? What is the body of a 401 response?

>>> Thanks,
>>> Alex

>>> On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 2:50:44 PM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>>> I am trying to create a Bug but using the following POST fails with a
>>>> 401 when a GET does authenticate. I appreciate this is fundamentally a
>>>> write rather than a read but the AD user role does have Add/Edit
>>>> permissions. what am i missing?

>>>> Thanks

>>>>         private static XmlDocument restPost(string url, string userName, string userPassword, string domain, string xmlPost)
>>>>         {
>>>>             var request = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url)) as HttpWebRequest;
>>>>             var xd = new XmlDocument();
>>>>             if (request != null)
>>>>             {
>>>>                 request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
>>>>                 string postData = string.Format(xmlPost);
>>>>                 byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

>>>>                 request.ContentType = "application/xml";
>>>>                 request.ContentLength = data.Length;

>>>>                 using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
>>>>                 {
>>>>                     requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
>>>>                 }
>>>>                 request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword, domain);
>>>>                 request.PreAuthenticate = true;
>>>>                 var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
>>>>                 var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
>>>>                 xd.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>>>>             }
>>>>             return xd;
>>>>         }

> Yes we are using win authentication and It is responding with a "The
> remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized."

> Just to clarify, the same account has no problems doing a request before
> it tries a post.

> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:23:59 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>> Do you use win authentication? If so, what is the body of 401 response?

>> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:55:45 AM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>> We are using on-site TP and I am passing in the fully qualified domain
>>> name into the post

>>> On Friday, October 5, 2012 1:48:31 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>>>> Hi Max,

>>>> You code is correct. Do you use on-demand or on-site TP? What value do
>>>> you pass to "domain" parameter? What is the body of a 401 response?

>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Alex

>>>> On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 2:50:44 PM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>>>> I am trying to create a Bug but using the following POST fails with a
>>>>> 401 when a GET does authenticate. I appreciate this is fundamentally a
>>>>> write rather than a read but the AD user role does have Add/Edit
>>>>> permissions. what am i missing?

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>>         private static XmlDocument restPost(string url, string userName, string userPassword, string domain, string xmlPost)
>>>>>         {
>>>>>             var request = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url)) as HttpWebRequest;
>>>>>             var xd = new XmlDocument();
>>>>>             if (request != null)
>>>>>             {
>>>>>                 request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
>>>>>                 string postData = string.Format(xmlPost);
>>>>>                 byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

>>>>>                 request.ContentType = "application/xml";
>>>>>                 request.ContentLength = data.Length;

>>>>>                 using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
>>>>>                 {
>>>>>                     requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
>>>>>                 }
>>>>>                 request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword, domain);
>>>>>                 request.PreAuthenticate = true;
>>>>>                 var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
>>>>>                 var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
>>>>>                 xd.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>>>>>             }
>>>>>             return xd;
>>>>>         }

> That was meant to say no problem doing a GET before it tries to POST :)

> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:53:08 PM UTC+1, Max Foulds wrote:

>> Yes we are using win authentication and It is responding with a "The
>> remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized."

>> Just to clarify, the same account has no problems doing a request before
>> it tries a post.

>> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:23:59 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>>> Do you use win authentication? If so, what is the body of 401 response?

>>> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:55:45 AM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>>> We are using on-site TP and I am passing in the fully qualified domain
>>>> name into the post

>>>> On Friday, October 5, 2012 1:48:31 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>>>>> Hi Max,

>>>>> You code is correct. Do you use on-demand or on-site TP? What value do
>>>>> you pass to "domain" parameter? What is the body of a 401 response?

>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Alex

>>>>> On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 2:50:44 PM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>>>>> I am trying to create a Bug but using the following POST fails with a
>>>>>> 401 when a GET does authenticate. I appreciate this is fundamentally a
>>>>>> write rather than a read but the AD user role does have Add/Edit
>>>>>> permissions. what am i missing?

>>>>>> Thanks

>>>>>>         private static XmlDocument restPost(string url, string userName, string userPassword, string domain, string xmlPost)
>>>>>>         {
>>>>>>             var request = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url)) as HttpWebRequest;
>>>>>>             var xd = new XmlDocument();
>>>>>>             if (request != null)
>>>>>>             {
>>>>>>                 request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
>>>>>>                 string postData = string.Format(xmlPost);
>>>>>>                 byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

>>>>>>                 request.ContentType = "application/xml";
>>>>>>                 request.ContentLength = data.Length;

>>>>>>                 using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
>>>>>>                 {
>>>>>>                     requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
>>>>>>                 }
>>>>>>                 request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword, domain);
>>>>>>                 request.PreAuthenticate = true;
>>>>>>                 var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
>>>>>>                 var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
>>>>>>                 xd.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>>>>>>             }
>>>>>>             return xd;
>>>>>>         }

> Hi Max,

> We still need a full body of 401 response including all headers to
> determine whether this response is caused by IIS itself (that means that
> there is some issues with IIS configs) or by TP (in case of bugs). Also
> have you tried to send POST requests with 3rd party tools like Fiddler? It
> will insert required Windows credentials if IIS is configured correctly.
> Also you can sniff the full IIS response using fiddler as well.

> If you have any issues with capturing the response body, please contact
> our support at
> http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/targetprocess.html?ps_s... we can do this in live chat session,

> Thanks,
> Alex, TP Team

> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 6:54:57 PM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>> That was meant to say no problem doing a GET before it tries to POST :)

>> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:53:08 PM UTC+1, Max Foulds wrote:

>>> Yes we are using win authentication and It is responding with a "The
>>> remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized."

>>> Just to clarify, the same account has no problems doing a request before
>>> it tries a post.

>>> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:23:59 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>>>> Do you use win authentication? If so, what is the body of 401 response?

>>>> On Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:55:45 AM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>>>> We are using on-site TP and I am passing in the fully qualified domain
>>>>> name into the post

>>>>> On Friday, October 5, 2012 1:48:31 PM UTC+1, Alex Fomin wrote:

>>>>>> Hi Max,

>>>>>> You code is correct. Do you use on-demand or on-site TP? What value
>>>>>> do you pass to "domain" parameter? What is the body of a 401 response?

>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Alex

>>>>>> On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 2:50:44 PM UTC+3, Max Foulds wrote:

>>>>>>> I am trying to create a Bug but using the following POST fails with
>>>>>>> a 401 when a GET does authenticate. I appreciate this is fundamentally a
>>>>>>> write rather than a read but the AD user role does have Add/Edit
>>>>>>> permissions. what am i missing?

>>>>>>> Thanks

>>>>>>>         private static XmlDocument restPost(string url, string userName, string userPassword, string domain, string xmlPost)
>>>>>>>         {
>>>>>>>             var request = WebRequest.Create(new Uri(url)) as HttpWebRequest;
>>>>>>>             var xd = new XmlDocument();
>>>>>>>             if (request != null)
>>>>>>>             {
>>>>>>>                 request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Http.Post;
>>>>>>>                 string postData = string.Format(xmlPost);
>>>>>>>                 byte[] data = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(postData);

>>>>>>>                 request.ContentType = "application/xml";
>>>>>>>                 request.ContentLength = data.Length;

>>>>>>>                 using (Stream requestStream = request.GetRequestStream())
>>>>>>>                 {
>>>>>>>                     requestStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
>>>>>>>                 }
>>>>>>>                 request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword, domain);
>>>>>>>                 request.PreAuthenticate = true;
>>>>>>>                 var response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
>>>>>>>                 var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
>>>>>>>                 xd.LoadXml(reader.ReadToEnd());
>>>>>>>             }
>>>>>>>             return xd;
>>>>>>>         }