Robert... I was just about to post the same question...

We need access to the host settings to restart the application!

Is there any direct URL to do this?

I can not do it in plesk, I have this option blocked... I would have to contact my host to do this, but perhaps there's a easy/ fast way!!!

Btw the visibility problems in the HTML modules are gone... I just update them and now they can be seen, but the users online module is acting strange... the same instance is visible in some pages but not in others...

This is indeed the same instance, I installed it in the Home page and used the "show in all pages" option.... so it makes no sense... :|

For those experiencing the Object Reference error, can you please open your web.config file and confirm that after the upgrade to 5.2, you have the following new section in your config file:

    <moduleCaching defaultProvider="MemoryModuleCachingProvider">
      <providers>
        <clear />
        <add name="FileModuleCachingProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.ModuleCache.FileProvider, DotNetNuke.Provider.ModuleCaching.FileProvider" providerPath="~\Providers\ModuleCachingProviders\FileModuleCachingProvider\" />
        <add name="MemoryModuleCachingProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Services.ModuleCache.MemoryProvider, DotNetNuke.Provider.ModuleCaching.MemoryProvider" providerPath="~\Providers\ModuleCachingProviders\MemoryModuleCachingProvider\" />
      </providers>
    </moduleCaching>
 

Yeah I just got the same after upgrading to 5.2, restarted webconfig, but cna not access host settings.

Event log below, any ideas?

Error: Host Settings is currently unavailable.
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DotNetNuke\DesktopModules\Admin\HostSettings\HostSettings.ascx.vb(309): error BC30198: ')' expected. ---> System.Web.HttpCompileException: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DotNetNuke\DesktopModules\Admin\HostSettings\HostSettings.ascx.vb(309): error BC30198: ')' expected. at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileWebFile(VirtualPath virtualPath) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.LoadControl(VirtualPath virtualPath) at System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.LoadControl(String virtualPath) at DotNetNuke.UI.ControlUtilities.LoadControl[T](TemplateControl containerControl, String ControlSrc) at DotNetNuke.UI.Modules.ModuleHost.LoadModuleControl() --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

FriendlyName: Host Settings
ModuleControlSource: DesktopModules/Admin/HostSettings/HostSettings.ascx
AssemblyVersion: 5.2.0
PortalID: 0
PortalName: Fandango
UserID: 1
UserName: philwhitehead
ActiveTabID: 16
ActiveTabName: Host Settings
RawURL: /tabid/16/portalid/0/Default.aspx
AbsoluteURL: /Default.aspx
AbsoluteURLReferrer:
UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; InfoPath.2; MS-RTC LM 8)
DefaultDataProvider: DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider
ExceptionGUID: f153eb26-b6d9-4815-87c5-b0d3c4713bf8
InnerException: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DotNetNuke\DesktopModules\Admin\HostSettings\HostSettings.ascx.vb(309): error BC30198: ')' expected.
FileName:
FileLineNumber: 0
FileColumnNumber: 0
Method: System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileWebFile
StackTrace:
Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DotNetNuke\DesktopModules\Admin\HostSettings\HostSettings.ascx.vb(309): error BC30198: ')' expected. ---> System.Web.HttpCompileException: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DotNetNuke\DesktopModules\Admin\HostSettings\HostSettings.ascx.vb(309): error BC30198: ')' expected.at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileWebFile(VirtualPath virtualPath)at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile)at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile)at System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.LoadControl(VirtualPath virtualPath)at System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.LoadControl(String virtualPath)at DotNetNuke.UI.ControlUtilities.LoadControl[T](TemplateControl containerControl, String ControlSrc)at DotNetNuke.UI.Modules.ModuleHost.LoadModuleControl()--- End of inner exception stack trace ---