Forms Authentication question: How to have some pages open and some requiring forms authentication

From: Eric (glorfindel02_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:32:29 -0800

I am trying to build an app where the stuff in the root directory is open to
all, but anything under the Restricted directory requires you to login and I
want to use Forms to do it. I'm having trouble getting the web.config to
work properly.

First I tried to have a second web.config in the sub directory with
authentication and authorization set to forms, but it blew up.
Next, I tried to modify the root web.config in the following manner wanting
it to only force a login when trying to navigate into the sub directory but
it takes me to the login right away:
I thought setting the path to the sub directory would restrict it to pages
in the sub directory but it's not working.
<authentication mode="Forms" >

<forms loginUrl="FormsAuthenticated/login1.aspx" name="AuthCookie"
timeout="60" path="/FormsAuthenticated"></forms>

</authentication>

<authorization>

<deny users="?" />

<allow users="*" />

</authorization>

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