configuration Element [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the configuration element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: IIS 7 Configuration Reference.

Specifies the root element in every configuration file. This element must appear first and last in every configuration file.

Syntax

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

None.

Element	Description
system.applicationHost	Contains configuration settings for the Web services process model.
system.ftpServer	Contains global and URL level configuration settings for the FTP service.
system.webServer	Contains configuration settings for a Web server that is running IIS 7.
administrators	This has been deprecated. Do not use.
administratorProviders	This has been deprecated. Do not use.
configPaths	Lists the locations where a configuration setting is set across the distributed configuration file system.
configurationRedirection	Shares IIS configuration files and encryption keys between one or more IIS servers.
modules	Configures modules for IIS Manager. The <modules> list specifies the features that are available in IIS Manager when a user is connected to a site or an application.
moduleProviders	Configures module providers for IIS Manager. A module provider contains the registration information for a module and determines whether a module can run in IIS Manager.

None.

There must be one configuration element in every applicationHost.config file.

For more information about the configuration element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: IIS 7 Configuration Reference.

Configuration locations

Machine.config

ApplicationHost.config

Root application Web.config

Application Web.config

Directory Web.config

Requirements

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0