Web.config conflicts with multiple web applications

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I have a hosting account with an ASP.NET 2.0 application with web.config at the root level,

I have added DotNetNuke in a subdirectory that has been installed as an application via control panel and has a web.config in the subdirectory.

If web.config at the root level is present, the root level app runs fine, but DotNettNuke fails with web.config compile errors,

If I remove (rename) web.config at the root level, DotNetNuke sees its web.config file and runs fine.

the parse error message is always referring to the same location

E:\web\myhealthweb\htdocs\web.config

regardless of which web.config is actually in play.

How can I configure the system to see each web.config correctly?

thx,

Cliff Nelson

 

This can be a real nightmare, its known as web.config inheritance.

http://www.kowitz.net/archive/2007/05/16/stopping-asp.net-web.config-inheritance.aspx

 

You are most definitely the man,

very easy solution, back up and running.

many thanks,
Cliff Nelson

 

Cool. I do try my best to help.