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5/7/2009 12:22 AM
 

Upgrading from 4.4.0 to 4.9.3 and I get this error after the upgrade:

Server Error in '/' Application.


Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: type

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: type]
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +7467190
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectProviderName, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName, Boolean UseCache) +584
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName) +17
   DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.Data.DataProvider.CreateProvider() +38
   DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.Data.DataProvider..cctor() +13

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.Data.DataProvider' threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.Data.DataProvider.Instance() +0
   DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.AspNetMembershipProvider..cctor() +5

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.AspNetMembershipProvider' threw an exception.]

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandle& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean fillCache) +86
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean fillCache) +230
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +67
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectProviderName, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName, Boolean UseCache) +584
   DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, Boolean UseCache) +26
   DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.MembershipProvider.CreateProvider() +31
   DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.MembershipProvider..cctor() +13

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.MembershipProvider' threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.MembershipProvider.Instance() +0
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController..cctor() +5

[TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController' threw an exception.]
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserController.GetUserCountByPortal(Int32 portalId) +0
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalInfo.get_Users() +20
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings.GetPortalSettings(Int32 TabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +1667
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings..ctor(Int32 tabId, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +77
   DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.OnBeginRequest(Object s, EventArgs e) +5088
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +68
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +75

Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: type

 

 
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5/7/2009 4:54 AM
 

 did you select AD provider to install when passing the wizard? remove the item in web.config and retry.


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