How to specify root (/) location in web.config?

Question

How does one specify root location in web.config to allow unauthenticated users access it?

The root location is served by default.aspx, but users normally don\'t see

Answer 1

Use this :

<location path="Default.aspx">
  <system.web>
    <authorization>
      <allow users="*"/>
    </authorization>
  </system.web>
</location>
<location path="~">
  <system.web>
    <authorization>
      <allow users="*"/>
    </authorization>
  </system.web>
</location>

It works for me.

Answer 2

The way we done it in the past was to create a folder for all functionality that requires login and set require auth for that folder. All aspx go to that folder. The root of the site stays open.

Answer 3

If you want to specify the root of the directory, use <location path="" >

Answer 4

You can achieve by 2 method

Method 1:

You can set redirect path to http://mysite.com/default.aspx in IIS if any user directly comes to your site.in IIS7 you can do that by clicking on Default Document. Here i attached image for your reference

Method 2

You can go through this URL ASp.NET Membership to set your web config settings.

Let me know if you need more detail on this.