Initializing RoleManager in ASP.NET Identity with Custom Roles

Question

I changed the primary key for the user database from string to int using the tutorial here, but I\'m having difficulty initializing the Role Manager. It used to be initiali

Answer 1

From your question i cannot determine if you are using the same frameworks (MVC & EF).

Recently i have created an MVC + EF solution using custom ApplicationUsers & IdentityRoles. ApplicationUser is deriving from "Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework.IdentityUser". ApplicationRoles are implemented without changes.

I have the following class:

// Configure the used in the application. RoleManager is defined in the ASP.NET Identity core assembly
    public class ApplicationRoleManager : RoleManager
    {
        public ApplicationRoleManager(IRoleStore roleStore)
            : base(roleStore)
        {
        }

        public static ApplicationRoleManager Create(IdentityFactoryOptions options, IOwinContext context)
        {
            return new ApplicationRoleManager(new RoleStore(context.Get()));
        }
    }

within configuration.cs (migrations)==> on 'update-database' this will be executed

    var roleStore = new RoleStore(context);
    var roleManager = new RoleManager(roleStore);
    var applicationRoleAdministrator = new IdentityRole("Administrator");
    if (!roleManager.RoleExists(applicationRoleAdministrator.Name))
    {
       roleManager.Create(applicationRoleAdministrator);
    }
// do some logic to find your applicationUserAdministrator
var applicationUserAdministrator = userManager.FindByName("Administrator");
userManager.AddToRole(applicationUserAdministrator.Id, applicationRoleAdministrator.Name);

withing startup.auth.cs the linkage towards the RoleManager:

app.CreatePerOwinContext(ApplicationRoleManager.Create);