web.config ignored!?!?!

[Jonny Bergdahl]

I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug. Problem is
that I can't get the error message to show in the browser. It always returns
the generic error message telling me to set customErrors="O ff". Problem is I
have already done that.

I have tried to activate tracing as well, by setting trace enabled="true",
but accessing the trace.axd page returns a message instructing me to do just
that.

I have tried to figure out why it is ignoring these settings while still
using the database connection string contained, but with no result.

Below is the content of my web.config. Please advice!

Regards;
/jb

---8<-----------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuratio n xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">
<appSettings/>
<connectionStri ngs>
<add name="db" connectionStrin g="Data Source=server;I nitial
Catalog=db;uid= server;password =pwd" providerName="S ystem.Data.SqlC lient"/>
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<trace enabled="true" localOnly="fals e" pageOutput="fal se"
requestLimit="5 0" mostRecent="tru e"/>
<compilation>
<assemblies>
<add assembly="Syste m.Windows.Forms , Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Runtime.Remot ing, Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Design, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B03F5F7F11D50A3 A"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
</assemblies>
</compilation>
<authenticati on mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="logon .aspx"/>
</authentication>
<authorizatio n>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
<globalizatio n requestEncoding ="utf-8" responseEncodin g="utf-8"
culture="sv-SE" uiCulture="auto "/>
</system.web>
<location path="trace.axd ">
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>

[David Wier]

I may have just missed it, but I didn't see that you'd set the Web.config
settings with
Debug=True

David Wier
MVP/AsPINsider

"Jonny Bergdahl" <jo************ @community.nosp amwrote in message
news:96******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

>I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug. Problem is
that I can't get the error message to show in the browser. It always
returns the generic error message telling me to set customErrors="O ff".
Problem is I have already done that.

I have tried to activate tracing as well, by setting trace enabled="true",
but accessing the trace.axd page returns a message instructing me to do
just that.

I have tried to figure out why it is ignoring these settings while still
using the database connection string contained, but with no result.

Below is the content of my web.config. Please advice!

Regards;
/jb

---8<-----------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuratio n
xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">
<appSettings/>
<connectionStri ngs>
<add name="db" connectionStrin g="Data Source=server;I nitial
Catalog=db;uid= server;password =pwd" providerName="S ystem.Data.SqlC lient"/>
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<trace enabled="true" localOnly="fals e" pageOutput="fal se"
requestLimit="5 0" mostRecent="tru e"/>
<compilation>
<assemblies>
<add assembly="Syste m.Windows.Forms , Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Runtime.Remot ing, Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Design, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B03F5F7F11D50A3 A"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
</assemblies>
</compilation>
<authenticati on mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="logon .aspx"/>
</authentication>
<authorizatio n>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
<globalizatio n requestEncoding ="utf-8" responseEncodin g="utf-8"
culture="sv-SE" uiCulture="auto "/>
</system.web>
<location path="trace.axd ">
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>

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First thing you need to do is ensure that your ASP.NET application is set as
an IIS application, not "just" a virtual directory. Application = web.config
gets parsed.

Second, make sure there aren't any errors in your web.config (e.g., its
well-formed XML).
Peter

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"Jonny Bergdahl" wrote:

I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug. Problem is
that I can't get the error message to show in the browser. It always returns
the generic error message telling me to set customErrors="O ff". Problem is I
have already done that.

I have tried to activate tracing as well, by setting trace enabled="true",
but accessing the trace.axd page returns a message instructing me to do just
that.

I have tried to figure out why it is ignoring these settings while still
using the database connection string contained, but with no result.

Below is the content of my web.config. Please advice!

Regards;
/jb

---8<-----------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuratio n xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">
<appSettings/>
<connectionStri ngs>
<add name="db" connectionStrin g="Data Source=server;I nitial
Catalog=db;uid= server;password =pwd" providerName="S ystem.Data.SqlC lient"/>
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<trace enabled="true" localOnly="fals e" pageOutput="fal se"
requestLimit="5 0" mostRecent="tru e"/>
<compilation>
<assemblies>
<add assembly="Syste m.Windows.Forms , Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Runtime.Remot ing, Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Design, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B03F5F7F11D50A3 A"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
</assemblies>
</compilation>
<authenticati on mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="logon .aspx"/>
</authentication>
<authorizatio n>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
<globalizatio n requestEncoding ="utf-8" responseEncodin g="utf-8"
culture="sv-SE" uiCulture="auto "/>
</system.web>
<location path="trace.axd ">
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>

[Jonny Bergdahl]

Do you mean that it is an error to not include the Debug attribute? I want
debug turned off, so I simply removed that attribute.

Regards;
/jb

"David Wier" <dw***@nospam.c omskrev i meddelandet
news:OG******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P06.phx.gbl...

>I may have just missed it, but I didn't see that you'd set the Web.config
settings with
Debug=True

David Wier
MVP/AsPINsider

"Jonny Bergdahl" <jo************ @community.nosp amwrote in message
news:96******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

>>I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug. Problem is
that I can't get the error message to show in the browser. It always
returns the generic error message telling me to set customErrors="O ff".
Problem is I have already done that.

I have tried to activate tracing as well, by setting trace
enabled="true" , but accessing the trace.axd page returns a message
instructing me to do just that.

I have tried to figure out why it is ignoring these settings while still
using the database connection string contained, but with no result.

Below is the content of my web.config. Please advice!

Regards;
/jb

---8<-----------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configurati on
xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">
<appSettings/>
<connectionStr ings>
<add name="db" connectionStrin g="Data Source=server;I nitial
Catalog=db;uid =server;passwor d=pwd"
providerName=" System.Data.Sql Client"/>
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<trace enabled="true" localOnly="fals e" pageOutput="fal se"
requestLimit=" 50" mostRecent="tru e"/>
<compilation>
<assemblies>
<add assembly="Syste m.Windows.Forms , Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken =B77A5C561934E0 89"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Runtime.Remot ing, Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutra l, PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Design, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken =B03F5F7F11D50A 3A"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken =B77A5C561934E0 89"/>
</assemblies>
</compilation>
<authenticati on mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="logon .aspx"/>
</authentication>
<authorizatio n>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
<globalizatio n requestEncoding ="utf-8" responseEncodin g="utf-8"
culture="sv-SE" uiCulture="auto "/>
</system.web>
<location path="trace.axd ">
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>

[Jonny Bergdahl]

First thing you need to do is ensure that your ASP.NET application is set

as
an IIS application, not "just" a virtual directory. Application =
web.config

It is. I even deleted the application and recreated it without any change.

Second, make sure there aren't any errors in your web.config (e.g., its
well-formed XML).

I don't think there are any errors in the web.config, as Visual Studio don't
complain when it is loaded. Also; I thought that any web.config errors would
be logged to the event log? Event log stays silent...

Regards;
/jb

"Jonny Bergdahl" wrote:

>I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug. Problem
is
that I can't get the error message to show in the browser. It always
returns
the generic error message telling me to set customErrors="O ff". Problem
is I
have already done that.

I have tried to activate tracing as well, by setting trace
enabled="true" ,
but accessing the trace.axd page returns a message instructing me to do
just
that.

I have tried to figure out why it is ignoring these settings while still
using the database connection string contained, but with no result.

Below is the content of my web.config. Please advice!

Regards;
/jb

---8<-----------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configurati on
xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">
<appSettings/>
<connectionStri ngs>
<add name="db" connectionStrin g="Data Source=server;I nitial
Catalog=db;uid =server;passwor d=pwd"
providerName=" System.Data.Sql Client"/>
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<trace enabled="true" localOnly="fals e" pageOutput="fal se"
requestLimit=" 50" mostRecent="tru e"/>
<compilation>
<assemblies>
<add assembly="Syste m.Windows.Forms , Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutra l,
PublicKeyToken =B77A5C561934E0 89"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Runtime.Remot ing, Version=2.0.0.0 ,
Culture=neutra l, PublicKeyToken= B77A5C561934E08 9"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Design, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken =B03F5F7F11D50A 3A"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken =B77A5C561934E0 89"/>
</assemblies>
</compilation>
<authenticati on mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="logon .aspx"/>
</authentication>
<authorizatio n>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
<globalizatio n requestEncoding ="utf-8" responseEncodin g="utf-8"
culture="sv-SE" uiCulture="auto "/>
</system.web>
<location path="trace.axd ">
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>

[Juan T. Llibre]

re:
!I want debug turned off, so I simply removed that attribute.

The default behavior is debug="false".
You must set it, explicitly, to debug="true" if you want it set to true.

So, you did the correct thing, *if* you want debug set to false.
Removing the attribute sets it to the default behavior, i.e. debug="false".

However, you stated that you *want* debug set to true :

!I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug

If you're trying to debug your ASP.Net 2.0 web application,
you *must* set debug to true explicitly, i.e. : debug="true"


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
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"Jonny Bergdahl" <jo************ @community.nosp amwrote in message
news:F9******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Do you mean that it is an error to not include the Debug attribute? I want debug turned off, so I
simply removed that attribute.

Regards;
/jb

"David Wier" <dw***@nospam.c omskrev i meddelandet news:OG******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P06.phx.gbl...

>>I may have just missed it, but I didn't see that you'd set the Web.config settings with
Debug=True

David Wier
MVP/AsPINsider

"Jonny Bergdahl" <jo************ @community.nosp amwrote in message
news:96******* *************** ************@mi crosoft.com...

>>>I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug. Problem is that I can't get the
error message to show in the browser. It always returns the generic error message telling me to
set customErrors="O ff". Problem is I have already done that.

I have tried to activate tracing as well, by setting trace enabled="true", but accessing the
trace.axd page returns a message instructing me to do just that.

I have tried to figure out why it is ignoring these settings while still using the database
connection string contained, but with no result.

Below is the content of my web.config. Please advice!

Regards;
/jb

---8<-----------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuratio n xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">
<appSetting s/>
<connectionSt rings>
<add name="db" connectionStrin g="Data Source=server;I nitial Catalog=db;uid= server;password =pwd"
providerName= "System.Data.Sq lClient"/>
</connectionStrin gs>
<system.web >
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<trace enabled="true" localOnly="fals e" pageOutput="fal se" requestLimit="5 0"
mostRecent="t rue"/>
<compilation>
<assemblies>
<add assembly="Syste m.Windows.Forms , Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToke n=B77A5C561934E 089"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Runtime.Remot ing, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToke n=B77A5C561934E 089"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Design, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToke n=B03F5F7F11D50 A3A"/>
<add assembly="Syste m.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0 , Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToke n=B77A5C561934E 089"/>
</assemblies>
</compilation>
<authenticati on mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="logon .aspx"/>
</authentication>
<authorizatio n>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
<globalizatio n requestEncoding ="utf-8" responseEncodin g="utf-8" culture="sv-SE"
uiCulture="au to"/>
</system.web>
<location path="trace.axd ">
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>

[Jonny Bergdahl]

However, you stated that you *want* debug set to true :

!I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug

By "debugging" in this context I just meant "get rid of the bug". To do that
I want to se the error message that the web server won't display to me.

Btw, it is possible to run the application under a debugger even when the
code is not compiled for debug.

Regards;
/jb

[Juan T. Llibre]

re:
!To do that I want to se the error message that the web server won't display to me.

To be able to see that error message, you need to set <compilation debug="true">.
If you wish to ignore reality I can't help you, nor can anybody else.


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"Jonny Bergdahl" <jo************ @community.nosp amwrote in message
news:07******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

>However, you stated that you *want* debug set to true :
!I have a ASP.Net 2.0 web application that I am trying to debug

By "debugging" in this context I just meant "get rid of the bug". To do that I want to se the
error message that the web server won't display to me.

Btw, it is possible to run the application under a debugger even when the code is not compiled for
debug.

Regards;
/jb

[Jonny Bergdahl]

To be able to see that error message, you need to set <compilation

debug="true">.

Besides from using the <compilationt ag for compilation, ASP.NET uses that
flag to change certain runtime behaviour. One of those is how it handles
resources returned to the browser, such as images and style sheets. When
debug is set to true, it telles the browser never to cache the content,
effectively making our application too slow to be usable. This is the reason
the debug flag always should be set to false in a production server.

The debug flag does not, however, make ASP.NET ignore the settings for
<customErrors or <trace>, which you easily can verify by yourself.

If you wish to ignore reality I can't help you, nor can anybody else.

Seems your reality differs wastly from mine, as I have successfully used
both the <customErrorsan d <tracesetting s to get the needed output on our
production servers, where we always have debug set to false.

The issue I am having is with our staging server - any web sites created
there ignores these settings. We have four separate web sites on the server,
all with different IP addresses. I have also mapped Localhost to one of
them, but browsing to http://localhost/trace.axd also displays the "Trace
error" message instructing me to do what I have already done, set tracing to
on.

Regards;
/jb

[Juan T. Llibre]

Jonny,

could you try, instead of using :

<configuratio n xmlns="http://schemas.microso ft.com/.NetConfigurati on/v2.0">

editing that line to just :

<configuratio n>

If that's the only mistake, that will eliminate the error message.

I know that you're looking for a fuller solution,
but that might enable you to continue working on the app.

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"Jonny Bergdahl" <jo************ @community.nosp amwrote in message
news:F0******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

>To be able to see that error message, you need to set <compilation debug="true">.

Besides from using the <compilationt ag for compilation, ASP.NET uses that flag to change certain
runtime behaviour. One of those is how it handles resources returned to the browser, such as
images and style sheets. When debug is set to true, it telles the browser never to cache the
content, effectively making our application too slow to be usable. This is the reason the debug
flag always should be set to false in a production server.

The debug flag does not, however, make ASP.NET ignore the settings for <customErrors or <trace>,
which you easily can verify by yourself.

>If you wish to ignore reality I can't help you, nor can anybody else.

Seems your reality differs wastly from mine, as I have successfully used both the <customErrors >
and <tracesetting s to get the needed output on our production servers, where we always have
debug set to false.

The issue I am having is with our staging server - any web sites created there ignores these
settings. We have four separate web sites on the server, all with different IP addresses. I have
also mapped Localhost to one of them, but browsing to http://localhost/trace.axd also displays the
"Trace error" message instructing me to do what I have already done, set tracing to on.

Regards;
/jb