hey all.

I installed dnn 5.0.1, got it all setup and working through VS2008. I then added the site in IIS as a new website with no alias. When I viewed the site it gave me a blank screen, but I noticed the URL was http://localhost/DotNetNuke so I manually changed the PortalAlias table from localhost/DotNetNuke to localhost. I then went to the URL http://localhost/ and it gives me the error:

Redirect Loop.   Redirection limit for this URL exceeded.  Unable to load the requested page.  This may be caused by cookies that are blocked.

I dont block any cookies. Any ideas?

It's been awhile since I've setup DNN in a virtual directory, then changed to the root. It might be just as simple as DNN caching the old alias in memory on the server. I'd run "iisreset" from the command prompt and then try to access your portal again.

Hi,

I have exactly the same problem, but an issreset does not solve it for me.  I've not setup iis or dotnetnuke before, and had some trouble with the install, but when i got past it, it appeared to install fine. 

When i try and go to the url: http://localhost/dotnetnuke_2/?tabid=37 in firefox, it gives me the url redirect exceeded message.

When i try it in IE6 it just continues to load indefinitely, with no page appearing. 

The event viewer is showing a asp warning, which i am looking into seperately, as i'm not sure if it's related to this problem. 

Event Type:    Warning
Event Source:    ASP.NET 2.0.50727.0
Event Category:    Web Event
Event ID:    1309
Date:        14/04/2009
Time:        11:47:04
User:        N/A
Computer:    GO-GLOBAL
Description:
Event code: 3005
Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred.
Event time: 4/14/2009 11:47:04 AM
Event time (UTC): 4/14/2009 10:47:04 AM
Event ID: c82c43e6529541749c8a0258e0b62cd8
Event sequence: 45
Event occurrence: 1
Event detail code: 0
 
Application information:
    Application domain: /LM/W3SVC/1/Root/dotnetnuke_2-1-128841789395156250
    Trust level: Medium
    Application Virtual Path: /dotnetnuke_2
    Application Path: C:\dotnetnuke\website\
    Machine name: GO-GLOBAL
 
Process information:
    Process ID: 1552
    Process name: aspnet_wp.exe
    Account name: GO-GLOBAL\ASPNET
 
Exception information:
    Exception type: HttpException
    Exception message: Path '/dotnetnuke_2/admin/Wizards/success.ascx' is forbidden.
 
Request information:
    Request URL: http://localhost/dotnetnuke_2/admin/Wizards/success.ascx
    Request path: /dotnetnuke_2/admin/Wizards/success.ascx
    User host address: 127.0.0.1
    User: 
    Is authenticated: False
    Authentication Type: 
    Thread account name: GO-GLOBAL\ASPNET
 
Thread information:
    Thread ID: 7
    Thread account name: GO-GLOBAL\ASPNET
    Is impersonating: False
    Stack trace:    at System.Web.HttpForbiddenHandler.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
   at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
   at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)
 
 
Custom event details:

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I'm installing 4.9 dnn.  Any suggestions welcome.

Dermot