Forms Authentication Ignoring Default Document

Question

I have spent a day and a half trying to resolve this issue. Bascially have an ASP.net website with Forms Authentication on IIS7 using Framework 4.0.

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Answer 1

This was my solution:

In Global.asax, method: Application_BeginRequest, place the following:

if (Request.AppRelativeCurrentExecutionFilePath == "~/")  
   HttpContext.Current.RewritePath("HomePage.aspx");

Nice and simple, and you have a chance to build logic around what home page you want to use if your website uses multiple home pages based on configuration variables.

Dmitry.Alk