Using Trace with Forms Authentication

[MALBANESE]

I am having trouble using TRACE.AXD to debug my project whan I have Forms Authentication configured.

When I try to load the Trace application i am taken to the login page. After I log in I get an error page telling me to set my custom errors to "Off", but that is already done, so I can not see the error source

I understand why this might happen, but I can not get around it to work with the Trace data

Any Sugestions

Thanks

Michael Albanese

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Hi Michael,

I think the problem that you'll be redirected to login page is because you
set the <deny users="?"> in the web.config file in the application's root
folder, yes? Then, the trace.axd is also protected from unauthenticated
users. I think we can use the <location> element to specify different
<authorizatio n> level for the "trace.axd" so as to differ it from normal
pages. For example:
<configuratio n>
<location path="trace.axd ">
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*" />
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
<system.web>
.......main configuration section
.......

</system.web>
</configuration>

This setting will allow all users(no matter login yet or not) to view the
trace.axd. You may have a try to see whether it works. In addtion, below
are some further reference on the <location> element of the asp.net
web.config file and how to apply it:

#Hierarchical Configuration Architecture
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...archicalconfig
urationarchitec ture.asp?frame= true

#<location> Element
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...ationelement.a
sp?frame=true

Hope also helps. Thanks.

Regards,

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

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[Michael Albanese]

Steven,

This works beautifully!

Thanks for the help

Michael

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