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remove Element for providers for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)

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Removes an instance of a membership provider from the membership provider collection.

This element is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

<remove name="provider name"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute Description

name

Required String attribute.

Specifies the name of the membership provider object to remove from the collection.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description

configuration

Specifies the required root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications.

system.web

Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.

membership

Configures an application for ASP.NET membership.

providers

Defines a collection of membership providers for ASP.NET membership.

Example

The following code example shows how to configure an ASP.NET application to use the SqlMembershipProvider provider to store and retrieve membership information. The <remove> element removes the default SQL Server membership provider object before adding the new SqlMembershipProvider provider.

<configuration>
    <connectionStrings>
        <add name="SqlServices" 
             connectionString="Data Source=MySqlServer;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial 
             Catalog=aspnetdb;" />
    </connectionStrings>
    <system.web>
        <membership 
             defaultProvider="SqlProvider"
             userIsOnlineTimeWindow="20">
             <providers>
                <remove name="AspNetSqlProvider" />
                <add name="SqlProvider"
                    type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
                    connectionStringName="SqlServices"
                    enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
                    enablePasswordReset="true"
                    requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"
                    passwordFormat="Hashed"
                    applicationName="/" />
            </providers>
        </membership>
    </system.web>
</configuration>

Element Information

Configuration section handler

System.Web.Configuration.MembershipSection

Configuration member

System.Web.Configuration.MembershipSection.Providers

Configurable locations

Machine.config

Root-level Web.config

Application-level Web.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0

The .NET Framework version 2.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

providers Element for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<configuration> Element
add Element for providers for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for providers for membership (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration

Concepts

ASP.NET Configuration Overview
ASP.NET Web Server Controls and Browser Capabilities
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

Managing Users Using ASP.NET Membership
ASP.NET Configuration Files
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration API