It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level

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Hi,
currently, im using system which using asp classic language, i also create one module system using asp.net which combine into one project.
After user login system using asp...and go to my asp.net module...the error will come out!!!

Here my error;

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Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level.  This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.
Source Error:

Line 108:            ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
Line 109:        -->
Line 110:    <authentication mode="Windows"/>
Line 111:    <!--
Line 112:            The <customErrors> section enables configuration

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Allesya

Posted 6-Jun-11 14:31pm

Reena Aleesya

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Jun-11 22:05pm

Aha. First, don't panic -- usually it does not help.
--SA

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thatraja · Answer 1 · 2011-06-06T17:22:00

Solution 1

Here you go for solved links

Configuring ASP.Net 3.5 applications[^]

Demonstration of the Web.config file in ASP.NET[^]

Posted 6-Jun-11 17:22pm

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Reena Aleesya 7-Jun-11 2:50am

hi,
after make the modified,i also cannot go to my asp.net page, its problem with web.config, but once i put my web.config outside the folder, it can go to asp.net page.
Do u have any idea/solution to solve this problem??...
Thanks
Aleesya

Sandeep Mewara · Answer 2 · 2011-06-07T05:31:00

Generally this happens when you have more than one Web.Config file in your application root folder.
Just check if you have more than one. If so, remove the duplicate copies.

Read a similar issue resolved here:ASP.NET 2.0 & "allowDefinition='MachineToApplication'" error message[^]

Other useful link that has similar issue discussed: http://forums.asp.net/p/769696/769696.aspx[^]