Re: error accessing remotely

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From: eric (eric_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:41:04 -0700

There are multiple web.config files. Which one should I be changing?

"Mike Walsh" wrote:

> One little word is missing.
>
> > would explain why you are not getting the error message.
>
> would explain why you are not getting the error message LOCALLY.
>
> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>
>
> "Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eguheHHnEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > When I have made these changes, they have bitten and the next time I
> > received an error message telling me there was a time-out. This (time
> out) -
> > if it is the problem - would explain why you are not getting the error
> > message.
> >
> > I would try again to make the change requested and make sure that you are
> > applying it to the right copy of web.config on the server.
> >
> > A re-boot in the meantime wouldn't hurt if they still aren't being
> applied.
> >
> > Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> > WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
> > Please post questions to the newsgroup only.
> >
> >
> > "erics" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:020a01c49c29$a1d1cd10$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > > While trying to access my sharepoint team site from a
> > > remote computer I get the following page that pulls up
> > > with the a message as shown below. I have tried what they
> > > say to do in the message about making the <customErrors>
> > > tag to have its "mode" attribute set to "Off" but the
> > > pages still remains the same. I can access the page if
> > > I'm on the server itself. Any ideas??? Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > > Server Error in '/' Application.
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > > -----------
> > >
> > > Runtime Error
> > > Description: An application error occurred on the server.
> > > The current custom error settings for this application
> > > prevent the details of the application error from being
> > > viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however,
> > > be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.
> > >
> > > Details: To enable the details of this specific error
> > > message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a
> > > <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration
> > > file located in the root directory of the current web
> > > application. This <customErrors> tag should then have
> > > its "mode" attribute set to "Off".
> > >
> > >
> > > <!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->
> > >
> > > <configuration>
> > > <system.web>
> > > <customErrors mode="Off"/>
> > > </system.web>
> > > </configuration>
> > >
> > >
> > > Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be
> > > replaced by a custom error page by modifying
> > > the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's
> > > <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom
> > > error page URL.
> > >
> > >
> > > <!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->
> > >
> > > <configuration>
> > > <system.web>
> > > <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"
> > > defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
> > > </system.web>
> > > </configuration>
> > >
> >
> >
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