VS2005 Asp website publish in IIS

can you browse the page locally on the server???

Hi jjarmstrong

Actually, and reading your message I runned the website on the server side and it gives me another error message, diferent from the client side.
See Code Snippet

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: The 'assemblies' start tag on line 27 does not match the end tag of 'system.web'. Line 87, position 230.
 
Source Error: 
 
 
Line 85:    </providers>
Line 86:   </membership>
Line 87: 	<!--<httpHandlers><add verb="GET" path="CrystalImageHandler.aspx" type="CrystalDecisions.Web.CrystalImageHandler, CrystalDecisions.Web, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/></httpHandlers>--></system.web>
Line 88:        <location allowOverride="true" inheritInChildApplications="true">
Line 89:            <appSettings>
 
 
Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CCP\web.config    Line: 87 
 
 
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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1433; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1433 

                                              

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Attach your web.config file. If it doesn't let you, copy the content to a .txt file and attach it that way.

Here goes!

you commented a part of your web.config file that you didn't have to.

Add these two lines just after the <add assembly=" section in your web config
      </assemblies>
    </compilation>

It has to stay exactly like the code below because you open the <compilation> and the <assemblies> TAGS so you have to close them. The problem is that you comented them and that's why it is giving you that problem.

<compilation debug="true" strict="false" explicit="true">
  <assemblies>
    <!--		<add assembly="System.DirectoryServices, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
		<add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Web, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
		<add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Shared, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
		<add assembly="CrystalDecisions.ReportSource, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
		<add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.Framework, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
		<add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.Desktop.Report, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
		<add assembly="CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/>
		<add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.InfoStore, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692FBEA5521E1304"/><add assembly="CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ClientDoc, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/>
-->
  </assemblies>
</compilation>

                                              

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This is the way the web.config file should be. Copy the content to your web.config file

I've made the changes and it runned the first login.aspx page to input username and password.
After that input the error page is the one on the attach.
On the VS2005 when I put this new web.config I cannot proceed with the logon - gives failure.

Any help...

Ok well this is another problem... that pertically have to do with your connection strings. You say you are using SQL Server 2005 and ASP.NET membership in roles right? If so you have to put the same connexion string that is in your web.config file in to the Machine.config that is located in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.xxxxx\CONFIG\machine.config
In this file you will fine a connection string named LocalSqlServer that has a connection to SQLExpress. You have to change that connection to you server and to the database where you generated the Membership and Roles tables.
After you get this configured right your page should work.

But here's the funny thing: I don't want to use SQL Server... does this error appears because the SQL Server is running on this server (the one with IIS)?
I'm using, on the login.aspx a System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login is that why this happens. I'm getting data from LDAP for usernames/passwords... (as you can see on the connection string for the LDAP
And changing the connection string won't create any problem with running SQL Aplications?

Honestly I haven't used membership and roles with LDAP before, but to my knowlege membership and roles have to be with a Database, it even has an executable to create the database and the tables needed to use membership and roles.

If you want to use LDAP I think you will have to bill your own login portal which is a pain in the neck but it's doable. Also you can use the SQLExpress version that comes with VS 2008 which comes with VS 2005 also, ore you can download it from the web. Trust me; it will be much easier with the SQLExpress approach than trying to use LDAP and creating your own login portal.

Ok, I can see that using LDAP would be kind of tricky...
Ok, I', willing to go through with SQLExpress. The big problem: how? Any walkthrough?
The main purpose of using LDAP is to get the username/password of each user even when they change it. Does this SQLExpress alternative allow it? doesn't it have to get the user/pass somewhere (AD)?

You have been more than helpful.
Can you you help me out this new approach?

Thanks

Yes it does... Membership and roles is a perfict tool provided by ASP.NET and it comes with everything necesary for it to work properly. After you do those changes that I specify with the Connection Strings you can have a look at these videos. These videos is what get me jump started with Membership and roles and I hope they be of help for you also.

Note: If you're going to use SQLExpress you don't have to make any changes to machine.config file.

How Do I: Secure my Site using Membership and Roles
http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/video-45.aspx

How Do I: Create a Full-Featured Customer Login Portal?
http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/video-47.aspx

Ohhh sorry... this is the first video you should look at. This is the video on how to set it all up, and it includes the steps on how to create the database for the Membership and Roles Controls and any other configuration needed.

How Do I Set Up the SQL Membership Provider
http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/video-148.aspx

Thanks jjarmstrong,
I'm already viewing the videos. Still not quite sure how to "connect" the SQLExpress and the AD to get user/passwords... but i'll figure it out.

Man, I'm really a newbie. Get this: On my project I have defined (not sure how really) a login.aspx to be my default web page. To leave this login thing to the last stageof my develop  I've excluded the login.aspx from the tree and right-clicked the index.aspx to "Set as start page". When F5 I get the error that the /login.aspx is missing... Wasn't suposed, from now on, to be the index.aspx the first page? Do I need to configure the web.config?
What a pain in the neck...

Thanks

I understand what you mean about the pain. But it's more of knowing what to do the being a pain. When you are using membership a roles it is mandatory that you have the login.aspx file created on the main website, not in subdirectory. Also you need to create a Default.aspx page not Index.aspx.

Asp.net with IIS recognizes the Index.aspx but I recommend that you create the Default.aspx instead of the Index.aspx. After you do this set Default.aspx as your start up page by right clicking on it and clicking on Set As Start Page. After this it should work fine

Just did what you've told (change index.aspx to Default.aspx, right-clicked and set it to Set as Start Page)
but it keeps giving me a bad URL (he's looking for login.aspx - see attach). I'm doing it locally.
I'm afraid that all those web.config changes we've made to get the page going, actually "blown" something.

The space in /BasesDe Dados/login.aspx is what giving you the error. A Web project has to be created without spaces in the name. Recreated as BasesDeDatos

Worth the try but still the same error...
I don't get it... the login.aspx is a blank page (I've cleared all the objects) and it is excluded from the tree...and it stills asks for the login.aspx.

I'm close to start all over :(

do not exclude the login.aspx page... it will always look for the login page... because you started with membership and roles, so in your web.config file have the configuration to look for it. Include the Login.aspx file into your project so it can work.

Ok,I've included once again the login.aspx in the project. Seted again Default.aspx as start page, hit F5 and the browser shows login.aspx. Weird thing is the URL. It appears that is set to redirect to Default.aspx but first...login.aspx (see attach). The button was a trial for me to pass this page by doing response.redirect("Default.aspx") but no luck...

Is it time now to start all over? :)