I corrected the problem brute force by simply re-installing reporting services. However when and if this error occurs again, I will use your solution.
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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: Assembly reportingserviceswebserver
Source Error:
Line 26: <assemblies>
Line 27: <clear />
Line 28: <add assembly="ReportingService
Line 29: </assemblies>
Line 30: </compilation>
Source File: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Reporting Services\ReportServer\web.
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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2032; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2032
Any ideas on how to correct this?
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by: ABaruhPosted on 2005-10-27 at 22:04:51ID: 15176668
Look in the web.config file for page you are trying to load. In there look
ONFIG\secu rity.confi g) and open in a text editor. .dll. When you find
for a
<trustlevel> tag within the <securityPolicy> section. This should identify a
.config file that is being used as the custom security.config file for this
app. Now go find this .config file and open it in some kind of text editor
(such as notepad).
Now find the security.config in you .NET Framework version directory
(something like C:\Windows\Microsoft
.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\C
In this file do a search for reportingserviceswebserver
it, copy the entire XML code that encompasses the <CodeGroup> tag for this
entry.
Now take the code snippet you copied and go back to the custom
security.config file that you previously opened and add this code to that
file. Save the changes and try again