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I want to know the user name of the logged in user from the AD or Windows.

Currently I am using

HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name.ToString();

But using this I can only get the ID – eg: phanindra_palepu as output but not my full name.

Kumar,

I assume that this application is an Intranet application and that you are using Windows Authentication as opposed to Forms Authentication.

You will need to execute a query into Active Directory.

I Googled the following words:  VB.NET active directory user name lookup

This is a great article that covers interacting with Active Directory.  It has some very simple examples and what you are looking for.

http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic30894.htm

http://www.vbdotnetheaven.com/UploadFile/ecabral/ADandNETInVB11112005020216AM/ADandNETInVB.aspx

You should be good to go.

Did you inspect the ServerVariable collections?