Asp.net 2.0

Asp.net 2.0 – ease in creating users and roles

I assume that are in these following scenarios:

1. You are paying a company to host your website (ex: www.hostony.com, www.bravehost.com)

2. Your hosting is Windows-based (run by IIS)

3. You have a MSSQL server instance database and you know these information: server name, username, password, database name

Step 1: Creating MSSQL Provider table for membership and roles

1. Navigate to [drive:]\%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 and run a utility called aspnet_regsql.exe
2. Supply MSSQL credentials
3. Follow GUI prompts and finish the utility

BINGO, you now have an empty Provider table

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