I am calling UserProfileService asmx web service in SharePoint 2010 from an asp.net app which lives on non sharepoint server. I get the error message "To create a user profile, you must be an administrator, or create your own profile and have personal features rights." What kind of permissions I need to get an account to be able to call UserProfileService web service. Thanks.Darwaish

Go to your user profile service and make sure the account you are using as the app pool identity in the asp.net app is added to the permissions button on the ribbon. You are accessing the service from outside the farm so you need to have external access to the service. Depending on what you are doing once you access the profile you will also need some permissions to the profile service itself using the Administrators button.Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP Chief SharePoint Architect: Sharesquared Blog: http://dontpapanic.com/blog Twitter: Follow @pstork Please remember to mark your question as "answered" if this solves your problem.

Go to your user profile service and make sure the account you are using as the app pool identity in the asp.net app is added to the permissions button on the ribbon. You are accessing the service from outside the farm so you need to have external access to the service. Depending on what you are doing once you access the profile you will also need some permissions to the profile service itself using the Administrators button.Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP Chief SharePoint Architect: Sharesquared Blog: http://dontpapanic.com/blog Twitter: Follow @pstork Please remember to mark your question as "answered" if this solves your problem.