ASP 4 Login page not picking up Site.Master Master page anymore

[DougP]

I was learning how the login page works and broke something. When it runs in the IDE and the site loads and comes up to the login page. It won't go to any other page until I log in. The login page looks generic with no styles or master page heading. After I log in it looks fine. The master page shows and everything else works like normal.
While in design view it also looks fine as well. I can see the master page and everything looks normal. But when I run it in the IDE it goes generic?

On the WEB site it works OK too so I copied the files in the Account folder down to my PC and still is broken.

Anyone know what happened?


DougP

 

[MarkSweetland]

Are you using the built-in VS Developer Server or IIS express when you run the app in the IDE?


Mark

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[DougP]

VS Developer, I think, it launches an says local and a number, I just click the Green run button?

DougP

 

[DougP]

this is whats in the URL when I run it using the green run button in Vis Studio WEB Dev express 2010.

http://localhost:1122/Account/Login.aspx

DougP

 

[MarkXaml]

I would check your web.config.

if you added this code:

        <authorization>
            <deny users="?" />
            <allow users="*" />
        </authorization>

It will reject any non-authenticated users from any page... including style sheets and javascript files.

If you need to restrict the entire site, you can open up the folders that have the common code that anonymous users will also need. Just add the folder locations in the config section of the web.config. For example, I put all style sheets and common js libraries in subfolders underneath a folder called "Common". I'm not necessarily promoting this practice... just explaining for clarity of the syntax.

    <location path="Common">
        <system.web>
            <authorization>
                <allow users="*" />
            </authorization>
        </system.web>
    </location>

This code allows all users into the folder (and subfolders) regardless of authentication.

Good luck!

-Mark