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  fatihcewik

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  Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

  Oct 16, 2010 10:47 PM|LINK

  Hi Friends.

  Actually i m trying to make a setupfile for my project.That makes some processes and at the end of processes will change web.config Database connectionstring values and will run project.Evertthing is good but cant reach to web.config file beacuse of permissions.
  Project will run on out of company hosting account.So i cant reach IIS to change permissions.
  
  So please offer me a way or if you know solution.Please help.
  I also thinking on downloading web.config file with ftp account and change it and reupload back with programaticly in code.
  Waht you think???
  

  ERROR:
  System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Access to the path 'C:\Inetpub\vhosts\xxx.com\httpdocs\rouqudck.tmp' is denied. (C:\Inetpub\vhosts\xxx.com\httpdocs\web.config) ---> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Inetpub\vhosts\xxx.com\httpdocs\rouqudck.tmp' is denied. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access) at

  
  

  
  

  Best Regards

  Fatih CEVIK
  

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  • Edited by fatihcewik on Oct 17, 2010 12:41 AM
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  cninjas

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  Re: Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

  Oct 18, 2010 11:55 AM|LINK

  hi

  I think the access problem is bcaz you are trying to write in the INETPUB.Instead can you try some other folder outside Inepub.

  And moreover what is the methodology you are using for writing it to the web.config?

  I came across a sample..chk whether it will be useful for you...

  private void SetConfigSettings()
  {
  
  
  string path = Server.MapPath("Web.config");
  
  
  string newConnectionString = @"Server=local;Database="+txtDatabaseName.Text+";Trusted_Connection=true";
  
  
  XmlDocument xDoc = new XmlDocument();
  
  
  xDoc.Load(path);
  
  
  XmlNodeList nodeList = xDoc.GetElementsByTagName("appSettings");
  
  
  XmlNodeList nodeAppSettings = nodeList[0].ChildNodes;
  
  
  XmlAttributeCollection xmlAttCollection = nodeAppSettings[0].Attributes;
  
  
  xmlAttCollection[0].InnerXml = txtKey.Text; // for key attribute
  
  
  xmlAttCollection[1].InnerXml = newConnectionString; // for value attribute
  
  
  xDoc.Save(path); // saves the web.config file
  
  
  }

  
  Hope it helps...thanks,

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  Niranjan
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  fatihcewik

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  Re: Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

  Oct 18, 2010 12:34 PM|LINK

  Hi.Thanks for your replay my firend

  Here is my code that try to save connection string to web.config

  
  

  System.Configuration.Configuration configuration = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~");
          //        AppSettingsSection appSettingsSection = (AppSettingsSection)configuration.GetSection("appSettings");
          //        if (appSettingsSection != null)
          //        {
          //            appSettingsSection.Settings["strConnection"].Value = "Data Source=" + DbServerName+ ";Initial Catalog=" + DbName+ ";User ID=" + DbUserName + ";Pwd=" +DbUserPass+ "";
          //            configuration.Save();

  and now i will try ur suggession...
  

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  fatihcewik

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  Re: Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

  Oct 18, 2010 12:49 PM|LINK

  Hi,
  I tried your code block on server...
  And got same permission error;

  Access to the path 'C:\Inetpub\vhosts\finssmart.com\httpdocs\Web.config' is denied.

  
  Actually i solved this problem with a simple method.
  I am creating a new web.config file including my new connectionstring data and sending it with my ftp code block.So it uploads web.config to the server.:)
  
  What do you think for this method?
  
  Regards

  Fatih

  
  

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  mzubair10

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  Re: Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

  Oct 18, 2010 02:36 PM|LINK

  Have you added Network service account to web.config? Right click on web config, go to security and add "Network Service" account and try again. Let me know your results.

  • Marked as answer by Wenchao Zeng - MSFT on Oct 22, 2010 02:41 AM
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  fatihcewik

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  Re: Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

  Oct 18, 2010 02:47 PM|LINK

  Hi,
  Need to say that project not runn,ng on my server.So i can only can reach permissions on plesk.
  And i gave all permissions i can...it doesnt solve
  

  ???
  

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  Wenchao Zeng...

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  Re: Tring to write to web.config file error Access to the path

  Oct 20, 2010 03:25 AM|LINK

  Hi,

  I added "NETWORK SERVICE" account to web.config and gave all permissions (Full control) to it. It works on my machine. Web.cofig has been changed successfully. Can you try again?

  Hope this helps.

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