Beginner's question about access control in ASP.Net 2.0

[B. Chernick]

I have extensive programming experience in windows and asp.net 1.1 but I've
just started looking at access control in 2.0 and I'm absolutely lost.
(Background note: I'm writing a 2.0 website for a company intranet, no
outside access so far as I know. I'm using Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition
and I'm only allowed to use SQL Server 2000.)

So before I do anything else I'd like to ask: Does the Web Site
Adminstration Tool even work with SQL Server 2000? (I've read the WSAT help
and I've run aspnet_regsql but I still can't get it to work. Still digging...)

 

[sloan]

WSAT is (imho) more for the hobbyist or the most basic of web pages....and
not a real enterprise application.

It is mainly for altering roles inside the web.config file.

I would RUN AWAY from it.

You need to do some searching for
"MembershipProvider" and "RoleProvider".

Go here
http://sholliday.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A68482B9628A842A!160.entry
and find the scottgu link .... and you'll see how to work within the
confines of Sql Server 2000 as well.

VS2005 put a lot of stuff in .... which is geared toward RAPID development.
I call that prototype development.
So I'd say this...just because its in VS2005, doesn't mean you necessarily
should be using it.

Esp the WSAT. That thing was a complete waste of time.
And it didn't work on a remote setup, only a local web.config file if I
recall correctly. Aka, the hobbyist.


Find the scottgu link ... and work with it. He's forgotten more about
asp.net then most of us will ever learn.

 

[B. Chernick]

Thanks! Couldn't find a scottgu link on that actual page but with a little
searching... I assume you meant this:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/default.aspx

Looks like I have a bit of reading to do....

 

[sloan]

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/08/25/423703.aspx

5th line of my blog entry has the link. (as seen above)