web.config ARGHHHH!

ok I am trying to create a "Forms" authentication...

I have my root directory...

then I have a <root>/store/admin/ directory

I want users to be able to access the root aspx and the store aspx files but when someone goes to the <root>/store/admin/ folder I want Forms authentication to kick in!

I have the following web.config file located in the "root" folder:

Code:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<configuration>

        <appSettings>
            <removed for obvious reasons>
        </appSettings>

                <system.web>
                        <authorization>
                                <allow users="*"/>
                        </authorization>
                </system.web>


    <location path="store/admin/">
                <system.web>
               
                <authentication mode="Forms">
                        <forms name=".myCookie" loginUrl="Login.aspx" protection="All" timeout="40" path="/"/>
                </authentication>
               
                <authorization>
                        <deny users="?"/>
                </authorization>
               
                </system.web>
        </location>


</configuration>

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I have also tried:

Code:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<configuration>

        <appSettings>
            <removed for obvious reasons>
        </appSettings>

                <system.web>
               
                <authentication mode="Forms">
                        <forms name=".myCookie" loginUrl="Login.aspx" protection="All" timeout="40" path="/"/>
                </authentication>
               
                <authorization>
                        <deny users="?"/>
                </authorization>
               
                </system.web>


</configuration>

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and I keep getting this error...

Code:

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Server Error in '/' Application.
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Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.

Source Error:


Line 17:                <system.web>
Line 18:               
Line 19:                <authentication mode="Forms">
Line 20:                        <forms name=".myCookie" loginUrl="Login.aspx" protection="All" timeout="40" path="/"/>
Line 21:                </authentication>

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any idea what I am doing? sigh I am also using Plesk... :confused:

PLEASE HELP!

put a web.config in your store dir

I tried that... and got the same error... I assume its because the sub directory is not defined as an application directory - BUT - Im not sure how to do that...

Anjari

I don't know then, never actual used forms authin....

Try:

Code:

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<system.web>
        <authentication mode="Forms">
            <forms name="F4D"
                loginUrl="login.aspx"
                protection="All">
            </forms>
        </authentication>
        <authorization>
            <allow users="*" />
        </authorization>
</system.web>
<location path="store/admin">
        <system.web>
            <authorization>
                <deny users="?" />
            </authorization>
        </system.web>
</location>

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Give me a shout if it doesn't work.

DJ