title: Sharepoint UserProfileManager without Manage User Profiles right
body: <p>I have an issue that is driving me a bit nuts: Using a UserProfileManager as an non-authorized user.</p>
  
  <p>The problem: The user does not have "Manage User Profiles" rights, but I still want to use the UserProfileManager. The idea of using SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges does not seem to work, as the UserProfileManager authorizes against the SSP as it seems.</p>
  
  <pre><code>            SPSecurity.RunWithElevatedPrivileges(delegate()
              {
                  using (SPSite site = new SPSite(inputWeb.Site.ID))
                  {
                      ServerContext ctx = ServerContext.GetContext(site);
                      UserProfileManager upm = new UserProfileManager(ctx,true);
                      UserProfile u = upm.GetUserProfile(userLogin);
                      DepartmentName = u["Department"].Value as string;
                  }
              });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This still fails on the "new UserProfileManager" line, with the "You must have manage user profiles administrator rights to use administrator mode" exception.</p>
  
  <p>As far as I userstood, RunWithElevatedPrivileges reverts to the AppPool Identity. WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name returns "NT AUTHORITY\network service", and I have given that account Manage User Profiles rights - no luck.</p>
  
  <p>site.RootWeb.CurrentUser.LoginName returns SHAREPOINT\system for the site created within RunWithElevatedPrivileges, which is not a valid Windows Account ofc.</p>
  
  <p>Is there even a way to do that? I do not want to give all users "Manage User Profiles" rights, but I just want to get some data from the user profiles (Department, Country, Direct Reports). Any ideas?</p>