static void CreatePete(SecuritySystem security, FileSystem filesystem) { // add user steven if not already there int peteUserID = -1; try { peteUserID = security.UserID("steven"); } catch (Exception) { peteUserID = security.AddUser("steven"); security.SetPassword("steven", "foobar42"); } // create some test files for user pete if needed if (filesystem.Find(security.UserHomeDirectory(peteUserID)) != null) { try { Directory peteDir = (Directory)filesystem.Find(security.UserHomeDirectory(peteUserID)); Directory subDir = peteDir.CreateDirectory("subdir"); File file1 = subDir.CreateFile("file1"); File file2 = subDir.CreateFile("file2"); FileStream stream1 = file1.Open(); stream1.Write(0, ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes("hello from file 1!")); stream1.Close(); FileStream stream2 = file2.Open(); stream2.Write(0, ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes("back at you from file 2!")); stream2.Close(); } catch (Exception) { // Nothing here } } }