authentication mode="Forms" Error

Question

I've made an ASP.NETapplication in Visual Studio. When it was ready I did "Publish Website". I placed the created folder on my website.

When I go to the application on my site, I get the following error:

Server Error in '/' Application.

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 47:      ASP.NET to identify an incoming user. 
Line 48:      -->
Line 49:      <authentication mode="Forms" />
Line 50:      
Line 51:      <customErrors mode="Off">

Source File: \CLST_SMB1IIS\WebfarmData$\WebData\winckelmans.net\wwwroot\bookstore\web.config Line: 49

How do I solve this?

Answer 1

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.

As it says, the Virtual Directory is not being configured as an ASP.NET application.

You may have to go to your IIS admin console, go to the directory properties and select "Create Application". To do so:

• Open the IIS Administration Console on the server where the application is published
• Right click on the Virtual Directory where the application files are published
• Select Properties, then a "Main Properties" dialog pops up.
• There is a "Application Settings" section. Just hit "Create" in front of the "Application Name" textbox, then hit "Ok"
• Check that the Virtual Directory appears with a different icon, it should be ok now.