Comments on: Using the ASP.NET Web Site Administration Tool to test SQL connections http://www.novolocus.com/2008/03/11/using-the-aspnet-web-site-administration-tool-to-test-sql-connections/ Whatever Andy Burns is working on... Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: novolocus.com » Forms Based Authentication in SharePoint http://www.novolocus.com/2008/03/11/using-the-aspnet-web-site-administration-tool-to-test-sql-connections/#comment-1351 novolocus.com » Forms Based Authentication in SharePoint Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:35:21 +0000 http://www.novolocus.com/2008/03/11/using-the-aspnet-web-site-administration-tool-to-test-sql-connections/#comment-1351 [...] As mentioned recently, I set up an FBA SharePoint site following the instructions from Dan Attis and Andrew Connell. I tried Dan Attis’ instructions first, but they didn’t actually work - for some reason, when I’d try to log in, I’d just be returned to the “Sign in” page. I repeated setting everything up using Andrew Connell’s instructions, which worked! The only differences I could see were Andrew’s instructions to add the alternate authentication provider to both the intranet and internet IIS web sites, and that Andrew’s set up started with the intranet site. I believe that second difference a red herring - either I made a mistake following Dan’s instructions and couldn’t figure out what (most likely), or the alternate authentication provider really does need to be in both sites’ (and the central admin site’s ) setups. [...] [...] As mentioned recently, I set up an FBA SharePoint site following the instructions from Dan Attis and Andrew Connell. I tried Dan Attis’ instructions first, but they didn’t actually work - for some reason, when I’d try to log in, I’d just be returned to the “Sign in” page. I repeated setting everything up using Andrew Connell’s instructions, which worked! The only differences I could see were Andrew’s instructions to add the alternate authentication provider to both the intranet and internet IIS web sites, and that Andrew’s set up started with the intranet site. I believe that second difference a red herring - either I made a mistake following Dan’s instructions and couldn’t figure out what (most likely), or the alternate authentication provider really does need to be in both sites’ (and the central admin site’s ) setups. [...]

]]> By: Dan Attis http://www.novolocus.com/2008/03/11/using-the-aspnet-web-site-administration-tool-to-test-sql-connections/#comment-1348 Dan Attis Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.novolocus.com/2008/03/11/using-the-aspnet-web-site-administration-tool-to-test-sql-connections/#comment-1348 As a follow up to those posts, I have recently posted the detailed steps along with some screenshots on setting up the required permissions in SQL Server for your application pool accounts. Here is the link: http://www.devcow.com/blogs/jdattis/archive/2008/03/10/forms-based-authentication-application-pool-account-permissions.aspx Thanks! Dan As a follow up to those posts, I have recently posted the detailed steps along with some screenshots on setting up the required permissions in SQL Server for your application pool accounts. Here is the link:

http://www.devcow.com/blogs/jdattis/archive/2008/03/10/forms-based-authentication-application-pool-account-permissions.aspx

Thanks!

Dan

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