How to set up multiple Forms Security Login Pages

[romh]

Okay,
I have a website. I can configure the whole site to be protected with forms security. My problem is that I want a sub directory of that site, to be protected but I would like another login .aspx file to show up instead of the parent one.
First of all, I was getting this error when I try to access the subdirectory:
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.

I went to IIS and configured the subdirectoy as a virtual directory (application) and that still doesn;t work.

my web.config file looks like this in the subdirectory:

<configuration>
<system.web>
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms name="Rom" loginUrl="Intralogin.aspx"
path="/"></forms>
</authentication>

<authorization>
<deny users="?"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</configuration>

Any help?

 

[Joulius]

Let's say that your application is "TestApp" and it's located at "

http://localhost/TestApp".

The security settings for FormsAuthentication should be something like this:

<configuration>
 <system.web>
  <authentication mode="Forms">
   <forms loginUrl="login.aspx" name=".AUTHCOOKIE"/>
  </authentication> 
  <authorization>
   <deny users="?"/>
  </authorization>
 </system.web>
</configuration>

where login.aspx is located uder the root of your webapplication. Now, let's say that you have a folder named "Special" under the root of your application that you want to apply a different login page on it. The global settings for the webapplication should now be:

<configuration>
 <location path="/">
  <system.web>
   <authentication mode="Forms">
    <forms loginUrl="login.aspx" name=".AUTHCOOKIE"/>
   </authentication> 
   <authorization>
    <deny users="?"/>
   </authorization>
  </system.web>
 </location>
 <location path="Special">
  <system.web>
   <authentication mode="Forms">
    <forms loginUrl="Special/login.aspx" name=".AUTHCOOKIE2"/>
   </authentication> 
   <authorization>
    <deny users="?"/>
   </authorization>
  </system.web>
 </location>
</configuration>

And, by the way, you do not have to configure the "Special" folder as a Virtual Directory, because, this way, you'll have to have a web.config file inside the "Special" folder.

 

[romh]

Thankls alot for your help but I couldn;t get it to work. It tells me that I can't have 2 of the same tags in the web.config file. Any ideas?