FormsAuthentication LoginUrl

asp.net-mvc asp.net-mvc-3 forms-authentication

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Try adding this to appSettings in your web.config:

<add key="loginUrl" value="~/Account/LogOn" />

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Kyeotic

I am a software developer living in Hillsboro, OR. I primarily use Javascript, I used to work with C#. If you want to contact my email is tim[at]kye[dot].dev I am also the author of Mastering KnockoutJS. https://kye.dev I used to be "Tyrsius"

Updated on June 01, 2022

Comments

Kyeotic almost 2 years
I am at a total loss here. This was working earlier. I have an MVC3 app using forms authentication. In web config, I have the following:
```
<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms loginUrl="~/Login/Index" timeout="2880"/>
</authentication>
```
Yet, for some reason, when redirecting, or when checking FormsAuthentication.LoginUrl, its still using the default /Account/Login. Which doesn't exists. Why isnt the web.config overriding this?
Kyeotic almost 13 years

Thank you. Why is this? It seems odd that the other method doesn't work.
frennky almost 13 years

I cannot remember where I found this on the net, but there is mention of it in release notes for MVC3 under section known issues.
Dan F over 11 years

Still seems to be an issue in MVC4. Thanks frennky!
79E09796 almost 11 years

+1 But when are they going fix this??
SWalters over 10 years

For anyone else who has come across this: WebMatrix 'takes over' the URL for forms authentication, as explained here; you can preserve your intended login routing by adding an appsetting - key="PreserveLoginUrl" value="true".