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Specifies the resource that specified configuration settings apply to.
<configuration>
<location>
<location path="path"
allowOverride="true|false"/>
Optional Attributes
| Attribute | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
| path | The resource that the specified configuration settings apply to. Using <location> with a missing path attribute applies the configuration settings to the current directory and all child directories. If <location> is used with no path attribute and allowOverride is specified to be false, configuration settings cannot be altered by Web.config files in child directories. | |
| allowOverride | Specifies whether configuration settings can be overridden by configuration settings in Web.config files in child directories. | |
| true | Specifies that configuration settings can be overridden. The default is true. | |
| false | Specifies that configuration settings cannot be overridden. |
Example
The following example allows an anonymous user to access the Logon.aspx page.
<configuration>
<location path="Logon.aspx">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow users="?"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>
The following example sets the uploaded file size limit to 128KB for only the page specified.
<configuration>
<location path="UploadPage.aspx">
<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="128"/>
</location>
</configuration>
The following example prevents configuration settings from being changed by Web.config files in child directories.
<configuration>
<location allowOverride="false"/>
</configuration>
Requirements
Web Platform: IIS 5.0, IIS 5.1, IIS 6.0
Configuration File: Machine.config, Web.config