How to specify root (/) location in web.config?

Question

How does one specify root location in web.config to allow unauthenticated users access it?

The root location is served by default.aspx, but users normally don't see default.aspx, they just see http://mysite.com/.

So I've added

  <location path="~/default.aspx">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <allow users="*"/>
      </authorization>
    </system.web>
  </location>

Which works if user hits mysite.com/default.aspx, but if user hits mysite.com/ - he is still redirected to login page.

I've tried <location path="~"> (does not help) and also <location path="~/">, <location path=""> (site fails completely) and could not make it work.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

You can achieve by 2 method

Method 1:

You can set redirect path to http://mysite.com/default.aspx in IIS if any user directly comes to your site.in IIS7 you can do that by clicking on Default Document. Here i attached image for your reference

Method 2

You can go through this URL ASp.NET Membership to set your web config settings.

Let me know if you need more detail on this.

Answer 2

Try this one:

<system.web>
    <urlMappings enabled="true">
        <add url="~/" mappedUrl="~/default.aspx" />
    </urlMappings>
    <authorization>
        <allow roles="admin"/>
        <deny users="*" />
    </authorization>
</system.web>
<location path="Default.aspx">
    <system.web>
        <authorization>
            <allow users="*" />
        </authorization>
    </system.web>
</location>

Answer 3

To specify root directory you have to set it outside the location block.

<configuration> 
  <system.web>
    <authorization>
      <allow users=“*“/>
    </authorization>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

and then secure your other folder using location block

<location path=“AccessDenied.aspx“>
    <system.web>
        <authorization>
            <deny users=“?“/>
        </authorization>
    </system.web>
</location>

Answer 4

The way we done it in the past was to create a folder for all functionality that requires login and set require auth for that folder. All aspx go to that folder. The root of the site stays open.

Answer 5

Use this :

<location path="Default.aspx">
  <system.web>
    <authorization>
      <allow users="*"/>
    </authorization>
  </system.web>
</location>
<location path="~">
  <system.web>
    <authorization>
      <allow users="*"/>
    </authorization>
  </system.web>
</location>

It works for me.

Answer 6

Merk was right!

I used

<location path="">
            <system.webServer>
                <httpRedirect enabled="true" destination="http://www.newpathdestination.com" exactDestination="true" httpResponseStatus="Permanent" />
            </system.webServer>
        </location>

on Windows netserver (don't ask), making sure to put nothing in between the quotes for location path. Redirects a request for the old home page to the new home page.