Replacing sections in web.config using web deployment project

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I am trying to replace the following section to blank section ..

 <secureWebPages mode="RemoteOnly" encryptedUri="abc.co.uk" unencryptedUri="www.abc.co.uk" maintainPath="True" warningBypassMode="AlwaysBypass" bypassQueryParamName="BypassSecurityWarning" ignoreHandlers="WithStandardExtensions">
    <files>
        <add path="abc.aspx"/>
    </files>
</secureWebPages>

But after executing it is giving me the following error

WDP00002: missing section secureWebPages/configuration.

Can any one plz help me in this regard

Is it possible to replace whole configuration section

sam
– sam

2009-07-10 10:16:01 +00:00
Commented Jul 10, 2009 at 10:16 — sam
– sam, Commented Jul 10, 2009 at 10:16
+1 I have the same problem, and could use the answer

MattH
– MattH

2009-10-05 11:00:34 +00:00
Commented Oct 5, 2009 at 11:00 — MattH
– MattH, Commented Oct 5, 2009 at 11:00

MattH · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-05 12:06:35Z

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This error appears to mean the section you wish to replace, cannot be found in the web.config.

For example, my entry in my WDP read

authentication=authentication.config

However authentication could not be found in the root, as it is under system.web, so I changed it to

system.web/authentication=authentication.config

and this worked.

Note that while debugging this, I tried to replace the whole system.web element, and this did not appear to work either - I am not sure what caused this, but if you cannot replace system.web, I suggest you try a different element, and see if that works, such as connectionStrings

answered Oct 5, 2009 at 12:06

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Vaelen · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-19 03:49:25Z

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So this problem has popped up for me recently and until finding this I was at a loss. So it seems that the web.config is made up of not only sections, but section groups as well. Now system.serviceModel, system.web etc are service groups and as such cannot be replaced as a whole.

You can replace sections in the group by using "section group"/"section"=x.config

Hope this helps :)

answered Jul 19, 2012 at 3:49

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