使用根web.config而不是子文件夹web.config

Question

i was trying to find out how can i use only root web.config instead of each one in any sub-folders of a ASP.NET Webforms project on the internet, but unfortunately i could not find propper answer. for example we have a project that has sub-folders like Administrator or Users and in the each one we have Web.Config files that authenticate users and restrict users by their permission.
With this mentioned issue, is it possible that we use ONLY a root web.config to authenticate users without any web.config in sub-folders?

Please help me.

Shadman

Answer 1

You can use location element
example

<location path="subdir1">
        <system.web>
        <authorization>
            <allow users ="*" />
        </authorization>
        </system.web>
</location>

Answer 2

You cannot combine <location> and <authorization> tags in a web.config file . You need to have config files for your sub-directories as well, or there is a workaround for a single config file that adds code to your aspx and code-behind files.

Web.config allow location access for specific user