Re: Default.aspx - newbie Q`
From: Colin Basterfield (colinbasterfield_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/09/04
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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:18:15 +1300
Hi,
OK, did that but I still can't type in www.mywebsite.com in the browser and
get anything other than an unauthorised access error.
Thanks for your input however, I will check with the host in case there is
something wrong there.
Cheers
Colin
"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:%23XYv9PVBEHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Ahhh..... I see now.
> You are saying that they AREN'T getting redirected to the login page when
> then first hit the site....
> I'd suggest reversing your system.
> Set the login.aspx as the default page, but have the PAGE_LOAD do a auth
> check and redirect to the ReturnURL or Selected.aspx depending on the
case.
> I mean no one will ever hit the Selected.aspx when its default without
first
> hitting the login.aspx anyway.
>
> --
> Curt Christianson
> Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
> www.Darkfalz.com
>
>
> "Colin Basterfield" <colinbasterfield@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23qox$MVBEHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > No it's me not explaining myself very well.
> >
> > OK, I'll try another way. Is it reasonable to expect the user to have
to
> > type in the whole path,
> >
> > e.g. www.mywebsite.com/selection.aspx ?
> >
> > The point is at the moment if the User only types www.mywebsite.com they
> get
> > a 'You are not authorised to view this page' error message.
> >
> > So my question is what do/can I do to remove that rather unfriendly
> message
> > and replace it with something that takes then straight to the login
page.
> >
> > So you are correct it is doing what it should, but I want to make the
> whole
> > rather more friendly.
> >
> > Thanks for your patience, we live in the South Island of New Zealand and
> > there aren't many folk who I can bounce these things around with, so I
am
> > mightily grateful for these newsgroups, that's for sure.!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Colin
> >
> > "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
> > news:ufjZNtUBEHA.1732@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > if the selected.aspx is the default page then that's where they'll go,
> if
> > > authenticated... the thing is that you have FORMS auth, if they just
> > opened
> > > their browser, they aren't authenticated, so they'll get sent to
> > > login.aspx... Am I missing something...isnt' it acting EXACTLY as it
> > should?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Curt Christianson
> > > Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
> > > www.Darkfalz.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Colin Basterfield" <colinbasterfield@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uYcD%23pUBEHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi Curt,
> > >
> > > Firstly thanks, secondly just to clarifymy understanding:
> > >
> > > Currently I set it back to how it originally worked. I have
> > > <!--
> > > <authentication mode="Forms">
> > > <forms name="SiteSummAuth" loginUrl="Login.aspx" path="/" />
> > >
> > > </authentication>
> > >
> > > <authorization>
> > >
> > > <deny users="?" />
> > >
> > > </authorization>
> > >
> > > -->
> > >
> > > set up in my web.config, and I have sselection.aspx as my start page,
> but
> > > because of the config it goes to login.aspx, so provided you type in
the
> > > browser www.mywebsite.com/login.aspx it works fine. With the correct
> > > username and password you get to the selection.aspx, because the login
> > does
> > > a redirect to it, and that is fine, and beyond.
> > >
> > > I want to have the users be able to just type www.mywebsite.com and it
> go
> > to
> > > the login.aspx screen if not already authenticated or direct to
> > > selection.aspx if authenticated
> > >
> > > As an aside when I set a page to be the start page in my
> solution/project
> > > where does that information get stored? What gets stored in the app
> that
> > I
> > > upload thro FTP to my host that tells it which page is the start page?
> > Are
> > > there any docs/tutorials about this because I am so green about this
> part
> > of
> > > ASP.NET development...
> > >
> > > thanks again
> > >
> > > Colin
> > >
> > > "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
> > > news:OiNPjeUBEHA.2888@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > > > It will try to go to the page specified in the IIS manager first.
> > > > If you have the AUTH setup in the web.config to not allow access to
> this
> > > > page it should redirect to the login page specified in the
web.config.
> > > After
> > > > proper authentication have it redirect back to the URL specified in
> the
> > > > QueryString.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Curt Christianson
> > > > Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
> > > > www.Darkfalz.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Colin Basterfield" <colinbasterfield@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:OsKxIVUBEHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > My ASP.NET has Forms Authentication set up to use a login page,
all
> > > > > configured in the web.config. I am in the process of trying to
get
> it
> > > > > running on the site but have come across some problems. It all
> worked
> > > but
> > > > > if you didn't type in www.mywebsite.com/login.aspx it didn't go to
> the
> > > > login
> > > > > page. Once authenticated it goes to a selection screen, but this
is
> > > > called
> > > > > selection.aspx, so I thought if I renamed the selection.aspx to
> > > > default.aspx
> > > > > it would then work if the user typed in www.mywebsite.com but it
> tries
> > > to
> > > > go
> > > > > there automatically seemingly w/out taking any notice of the
> > > > authentication
> > > > > set up, i.e go to login first.
> > > > >
> > > > > Am I missing something here? Is it my login page that should be
> > called
> > > > > default, but no documentation I have yet read does or even
suggests
> > this
> > > > > practice.
> > > > >
> > > > > So I'm confused, any ideas please
> > > > > TIA
> > > > > Colin
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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