how to run iisexpress app pool under a different identity

Question

is there a way to run iisexpress app pool under a different identity other than the currently logged in user?

I am getting around this problem using the \"runas\" co

Answer 1

I could not get the above solution to work and I wanted to be able to debug through Visual Studio while running IIS Express under different credentials.

1. Open the command prompt using "Run as administrator" (you need elevated privileges)
2. Navigate to the directory of Visual Studio in the command prompt (in my case: "cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE" for VS2010).
3. runas /netonly /user:[domain]\[userid] devenv.exe
4. Open your solution from VS and complete your TFS credentials (if applicable).

You can now debug as normal under IISExpress (assuming this is how you have your project configured) under the run as credentials. This is great if you need to use integrated security for database connections or something similar but need to use different credentials.