How do I find out what user my ASP.Net MVC application is running as?

Question

I want to display the windows user that the application is running as on a diagnostics page on my ASP.Net MVC database check page to help the user check whether they've setup their IIS correctly. Where can I find that information?

I tried System.Threading.Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name but that appears to contain the logged in user by forms authentication, not the underlying windows user that the code is running as.

Answer 1

WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name

Answer 2

You can use System.Environment.UserName to get the windows user account that the application is running as.