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I have an app where I want virtually everything password protected/secure except for a single directory. That directory handles some custom authentication and contains my login form, but also some other pages that I need to make available to anon users.

I've setup my web.config in the root directory to have the following included:
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms name=".ASPXFORMSAUTH" path="/" loginUrl="portalAuthentication/outbound.aspx" protection="All" timeout="30"></forms>
</authentication>
<authorization>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>

What I want to do is set the directory 'portalAuthentication' to let anyone have access. I added a second web.config with the following:
<authentication mode="None" />
<authorization>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
Everything was working fine with the single web.config in the root directory, but when I added the second to the 'portalAuthentication' directory, I started getting the error:
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.
My root directory is setup correctly within IIS. I'm fairly certain I didn't have to create additional vdir/applications for the portalAuthentication directory. Any ideas?

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-AC
<replace NOSPAM with my last name>

What you want is DataGrid1.BackColor property it takes a Color enum such as
Color.Red
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"Andrew Connell" <> wrote in message
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I have an app where I want virtually everything password protected/secure
except for a single directory. That directory handles some custom
authentication and contains my login form, but also some other pages that I
need to make available to anon users.

I've setup my web.config in the root directory to have the following
included:
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms name=".ASPXFORMSAUTH" path="/"
loginUrl="portalAuthentication/outbound.aspx" protection="All"
timeout="30"></forms>
</authentication>
<authorization>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>

What I want to do is set the directory 'portalAuthentication' to let anyone
have access. I added a second web.config with the following:
<authentication mode="None" />
<authorization>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
Everything was working fine with the single web.config in the root
directory, but when I added the second to the 'portalAuthentication'
directory, I started getting the error:
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.
My root directory is setup correctly within IIS. I'm fairly certain I
didn't have to create additional vdir/applications for the
portalAuthentication directory. Any ideas?

--
-AC
<replace NOSPAM with my last name>

You can't use multiple config files in a single application. Instead, you
need to create (one or more) <location> sections in your root Web.Config.

Jerry

"Andrew Connell" <> wrote in message
news:uYbJhf$...
I have an app where I want virtually everything password protected/secure
except for a single directory. That directory handles some custom
authentication and contains my login form, but also some other pages that I
need to make available to anon users.

I've setup my web.config in the root directory to have the following
included:
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms name=".ASPXFORMSAUTH" path="/"
loginUrl="portalAuthentication/outbound.aspx" protection="All"
timeout="30"></forms>
</authentication>
<authorization>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>

What I want to do is set the directory 'portalAuthentication' to let anyone
have access. I added a second web.config with the following:
<authentication mode="None" />
<authorization>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
Everything was working fine with the single web.config in the root
directory, but when I added the second to the 'portalAuthentication'
directory, I started getting the error:
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.
My root directory is setup correctly within IIS. I'm fairly certain I
didn't have to create additional vdir/applications for the
portalAuthentication directory. Any ideas?

--
-AC
<replace NOSPAM with my last name>

"Jerry III" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can't use multiple config files in a single application. Instead, you
> need to create (one or more) <location> sections in your root Web.Config.

This turns out not to be the case. You can use multiple config files in a
single application.

What you can't do is use the <authentication> element, which is "registered
as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication'" in your subfolder, which is not
an application. Just remove <authentication> and you'll be alright.
--
John


>
> "Andrew Connell" <> wrote in message
> news:uYbJhf$...
> I have an app where I want virtually everything password protected/secure
> except for a single directory. That directory handles some custom
> authentication and contains my login form, but also some other pages that
I
> need to make available to anon users.
>
> I've setup my web.config in the root directory to have the following
> included:
> <authentication mode="Forms">
> <forms name=".ASPXFORMSAUTH" path="/"
> loginUrl="portalAuthentication/outbound.aspx" protection="All"
> timeout="30"></forms>
> </authentication>
> <authorization>
> <deny users="?"/>
> </authorization>
>
> What I want to do is set the directory 'portalAuthentication' to let
anyone
> have access. I added a second web.config with the following:
> <authentication mode="None" />
> <authorization>
> <allow users="*"/>
> </authorization>
> Everything was working fine with the single web.config in the root
> directory, but when I added the second to the 'portalAuthentication'
> directory, I started getting the error:
> 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.
> My root directory is setup correctly within IIS. I'm fairly certain I
> didn't have to create additional vdir/applications for the
> portalAuthentication directory. Any ideas?
>
> --
> -AC
> <replace NOSPAM with my last name>
>
>