title	IHttpContext2::GetOriginalUser Method
description	Learn how the GetOriginalUser method retrieves the user information associated with the original request during asynchronous operation.
ms.date	10/07/2016
ms.assetid	9367926f-6a54-4f85-9900-00c7d44bc6e4

IHttpContext2::GetOriginalUser Method

Retrieves the user information associated with the original request during asynchronous operation.

Syntax

virtual IHttpUser * GetOriginalUser(  
   VOID  
) const = 0;

This method takes no parameters.

A pointer to an IHttpUser interface, which can be used to retrieve information about the original user.

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on [!INCLUDEwinvista] - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on [!INCLUDEwinsrv2008] - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0 - [!INCLUDEiisexp75], [!INCLUDEiisexp80], [!INCLUDEiisexp100]
Header	Httpserv.h