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7/2/2009 12:27 PM

Umer Younas

Joined: 6/30/2009

Posts: 12

Configuration Error

i m installing DotNetNuke5.1 and i m getting such error message:

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.

Source Error:


            Line 79:   </system.webServer>
Line 80:   <system.web>
Line 81:     <machineKey validationKey="F9D1A2D3E1D3E2F7B3D9F90FF3965ABDAC304902" decryptionKey="F9D1A2D3E1D3E2F7B3D9F90FF3965ABDAC304902F8D923AC" decryption="3DES" validation="SHA1" />
Line 82:     <!-- HttpModules for Common Functionality -->
Line 83:     <httpModules>

Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\dotnetnuke\web.config Line: 81

can any one help me out plzz

thanx

7/2/2009 12:35 PM

Sebastian Leupold

www.dnnwerk.de
Joined: 3/8/2004

Posts: 46212

Re: Configuration Error

make sure to install dotnetnuke in the root directory of your web site or at least create a virtual directory for it.

Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

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