DotNetNuke Configuration Error
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
DotNetNuke has extensive file upload capabilities for content, modules, and
skins. These features require custom security settings so that the application
is able to create and remove files in your website.
Using Windows Explorer, browse to the root folder of the website (
C:\DotNetNuke by default ). Right-click the folder and select Sharing and
Security from the popup menu ( please note that if you are using Windows XP you
may need to
Enable
Simple File Sharing
before these options are displayed ). Select the
Security tab. Add the appropriate User Account and set the Permissions.
If using Windows 2000 - IIS5
- the {Server}\ASPNET User Account must have Read, Write, and Change Control of
the virtual root of your website
If using Windows 2003 - IIS6
- the NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE User Account must have Read, Write, and
Change Control of the virtual root of your website
So I spend an hour screwing around with ASPNET user security settings.
Then, after wasting all that time, i take a look at the event log and discover that the real problem is that the db is fouled up. GetPortals is missing.
Two questions
1) Has anyone at DNN heard of error handling?
2) Is there a batch db script somewhere that I can just execute and be done with it?