I have been going through the video tutorial as I have the following configuration:

Windows 7 Ultimate Edittion
SQL Server 2008
IIS 7.5

Currently I have my DotNetNuke Files under C:\inetpub\wwwroot and I have set IIS AppPool\Default\AppPool to Full permissions on my website directory as well as NETWORK SERVICE.

For the SQL Server Database I have created a blank database and created a login user name with db_owner permissions set.  As well under security I have added NETWORK SERVICE with db_owner permissions as well.

Whenever I get to the Database section on the DotNetNuke installation, I always get a blank page with a next and previous butfon.  I tried to provide a screenshot as I am using Firefox but to no avail.  Has anyone been through this issue?  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Sam

Hi Sebastian,

Thank you for the reply.

At first I did not change the web.config as I assumed that on the Database configuration section of the installation, it would ask what connection type I am using and then enter the credentials.  But it did not show that, only a logo of DotNetNuke and then the previous and next buttons.

Even  when I modified the web.config to include the connection string, I still get the same result.  Below is an example of my connection string on the web.config:  The username and password are

<add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

Am I missing something to add in the permissions on my folders, on IIS 7.5, or SQL Server 2008 Security section?
Is the connection string that I provided incorrect?

Thanks for the help.

please be aware, that in IIS 7.5 (Windosws 7 / Server 2008 R2), ASP.Net does use a different windows account by default, please read here: http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Community/Blogs/tabid/825/EntryId/2420/Windows-7-Windows-2008-R2-cross-application-pool-isolation.aspx

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Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

   

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