IIS6 doesn't recognize changes to config file

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Roger Martin - 24 Jul 2007 03:04 GMT

I have referenced a separate config file in my application using the
following syntax in web.config:

<galleryServerPro configSource="config\galleryserverpro.config"/>

There are several admin pages that modify one or more settings in this file,
and I need the application to automatically recycle when this happens so that
it loads the new values. Under IIS7 (Vista) this works fine. However, IIS6
does not recycle the app when this file changes.

What is the recommended solution? I can probably add code to "touch" the
web.config file as needed, but this feels like a hack. Is there a better way?

Cheers,
Roger Martin
www.techinfosystems.com / www.galleryserverpro.com

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Juan T. Llibre - 24 Jul 2007 03:26 GMT

To enable the configuration to be recognized on any change to "galleryserverpro.config",
edit machine.config, in the <configSections> section, and edit <section name="appSettings" ... >,
adding : restartOnExternalChanges="true"

That'd make it :

<section name="appSettings" type="System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection, System.Configuration,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" restartOnExternalChanges="true"
requirePermission="false" />

The same for the connectionStrings section.

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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>I have referenced a separate config file in my application using the
> following syntax in web.config:
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> Roger Martin
> www.techinfosystems.com / www.galleryserverpro.com

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Roger Martin - 24 Jul 2007 03:40 GMT

Thank you for responding. However, this is an application I am distributing
on the internet and many users will be using a hosting provider where they do
not have access to machine.config, so this is not a practical solution.

Is there any way to set this at the application level?

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Walter Wang [MSFT] - 24 Jul 2007 12:26 GMT

Hi Roger,

It appears that you're using a custom section, right? In that case, I think
you're defining that custom section in your web.config, is that right?
Therefore you should be able to turn on the "restartOnExternalChanges"
option in your web.config.

Here's an example on this:

#Changing Configuration in External File Example
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228057(vs.80).aspx

Regards,
Walter Wang (wawang@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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Roger Martin - 24 Jul 2007 15:02 GMT

Thanks Walter! Using restartOnExternalChanges in the custom section in
web.config is exactly what the doctor ordered. Ahh, I feel much better now...

Cheers,
Roger

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Juan T. Llibre - 24 Jul 2007 14:12 GMT

re:
!> Is there any way to set this at the application level?

You can define your custom section in web.config,
and distribute your custom web.config to your clients.

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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> Thank you for responding. However, this is an application I am distributing
> on the internet and many users will be using a hosting provider where they do
> not have access to machine.config, so this is not a practical solution.
>
> Is there any way to set this at the application level?

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