Configuration Error "<authentication mode="Windows" />" + 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 co

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User-1297834874 posted

Hi,

I have created an asp.net web app in localhost and after publish it in run time I get this error:

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 30: ASP.NET to identify an incoming user. Line 31: --> Line 32: <authentication mode="Windows" /> Line 33: <!-- Line 34: The <customErrors> section enables configuration

IIS 7 on Windows 2008 r2 (64 bits) server. runing on Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.4927

• The appWeb is well created.
• All Roles Availables in IIS.(Windows Authentication).
• Each win32 ApplicationPools enabled set to TRUE.
• IIS Windows Authentication enabled on WebSite.

This is my web.config file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<configuration>

  <configSections>
    <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
      <section name="Tenaris.Web.UI.Sheets.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
    </sectionGroup>
  </configSections>
  <appSettings/>
  <connectionStrings/>

  <system.diagnostics>
    <switches>
      <add name="Remote.Disable" value="1"/>
    </switches>
  </system.diagnostics>

  <system.web>
    <!--
            Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging
            symbols into the compiled page. Because this
            affects performance, set this value to true only
            during development.
        -->
    <compilation debug="true" />
    <!--
            The <authentication> section enables configuration
            of the security authentication mode used by
            ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
        -->
    <authentication mode="Windows" />
    <!--
            The <customErrors> section enables configuration
            of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs
            during the execution of a request. Specifically,
            it enables developers to configure html error pages
            to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.

        <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
            <error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm" />
            <error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm" />
        </customErrors>
     -->
    <customErrors mode="Off"/>
  </system.web>
  <applicationSettings>
    <Tenaris.Web.UI.Sheets.Properties.Settings>
      <setting name="Tenaris_DataSheets_Web_DataSource_DataSourceSvc" serializeAs="String">
        <value>http://ttr.saar.apre.siderca.ot/Services/DataSource/2.00/DataSource.asmx</value>
      </setting>
      <setting name="Tenaris_DataSheets_Web_Search_SearchService" serializeAs="String">
        <value>http://ttr.saar.apre.siderca.ot/Services/Search/1.02/Search.asmx</value>
      </setting>
    </Tenaris.Web.UI.Sheets.Properties.Settings>
  </applicationSettings>
</configuration>

Best Regards, Jorge Maro.

Answer 1

User-2064283741 posted

Have you made the virtiual directory an applciation?

How are you "publishing" your app?

 

 

Answer 2

User-1297834874 posted

Hi, 

I put the directory under a webSite where I have others web applications working fine.

Above directory is my app created. this is the complete structure in IIS.

• TTR is the web site.
• SheetWeb is the virtual directory.
• 2.00 is the application.

I publish it from vstudio 2008 at proyect > publish to a temp folder shared on the web server (not direct to wwwroot folder) then manually I copy from a remote desktop connection to the server the entire application to it's current wwwroot app. folder.

Regards, Jorge Maro

Answer 3

User744767459 posted

Hi,

Have you resolved this issue? If your problem persists, please post the "Source File:" line in the error information and the output of the following command here:

C:\windows\system32\inetsrv>appcmd list config -section:system.applicationhost/sites

Here is an article about site and application, for your information:

Understanding Sites, Applications, and Virtual Directories on IIS 7
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/150/understanding-sites-applications-and-virtual-directories-on-iis-7/

Thanks.