How to enable details of 500 errors on client

Question

User1979840542 posted

Details display fine if I'm in IE on the server, but from a client, I only get "500 - Internal server error". I have "friendly" error messages disabled in the browser. I know there must be a setting somewhere I am missing, but my searches have implied that the settings below are all I need. It's not working though.

 Here are the settings under ASP in IIS:

Answer 1

User-2064283741 posted

 Why would you want to show the clients this?

All error messages for the 500s in asp are in the IIS logs.

Answer 2

User-1672167363 posted

Hi,

Do you mean "Classic ASP Tracing" settings and guide

 http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/565/using-failed-request-tracing-to-troubleshoot-classic-asp-errors/ ?

Martin

 

Answer 3

User1979840542 posted
No, I mean like previous versions of IIS did it and sent the line number where the error occured to the client browser, when enabled. I prefer to troubleshoot in this way so I don't have do be connected to the server via a remote session, console, or retrieve log files from the server to get an idea of what went wrong.

Answer 4

User1979840542 posted

 Why would you want to show the clients this?

All error messages for the 500s in asp are in the IIS logs.

 I don't want to do it that way. I prefer to see it in the browser.

Answer 5

User-1672167363 posted

Hi,

Add to the web.config the Tracing set the Display to  Remote or Local:

Article

http://weblogs.asp.net/dotnetstories/archive/2009/10/24/five-common-mistakes-in-the-web-config-file.aspx .

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/267/how-to-use-http-detailed-errors-in-iis/ Detailed Errors Configuration.

Martin

 

Answer 6

User1979840542 posted

Thank you Martin, I appreciate your help with this!

Does the web.config file control how classic asp applications are handled as well? I was under the impression that the file was for ASP.Net.

Answer 7

User-1672167363 posted

Hi,

Fresh Start with  IIS Running Classic ASP Applications  http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/559/running-classic-asp-applications-on-iis/

For Display of  Errors at in a  Web Site: Enable the Errors to be  Displayed then Custom Local or Remote.

Look at Stack Over Flow http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2640526/detailed-500-error-message-asp-iis-7-5 .

The Configuration Deep Dive  http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/127/deep-dive-into-iis-configuration/ .

HTH

Martin

 

 

Answer 8

User-1672167363 posted

Hi,

Look at Mike's Trouble Shooting guide

 http://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/07/26/Troubleshoot-IIS7-errors-like-a-pro.aspx .

Edit: Extra Information http://forums.iis.net/t/1183464.aspx http.sys errors.

Martin

 

Answer 9

User2044130619 posted

Look at here that how to enable  details of 500 Errors...

http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E500.html