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

Removes a reference to an inherited provider from the collection of role management providers.

<remove 
   name=" provider name" 
/>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
name	Required String attribute. The name of the role provider instance to remove from the collection. This attribute must be the same as the name attribute of the add element that added the role provider to the collection.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	The required root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
system.web	Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.
roleManager	Configures an application for role management.
providers	Defines a collection of role providers for role management.

Remarks

The remove element removes a reference to an inherited provider from the collection of role management providers stored in the providers element.

The providers element defines a collection of role providers for role management.

For information about accessing and modifying configuration values for the roleManager element in application code, see the RoleManagerSection class.

Example

The following example shows an ASP.NET application configured to use the SqlRoleProvider to store and retrieve role information. The <remove> element removes the default SQL Server role provider instance before adding the new SqlRoleProvider instance.

<configuration>
  <system.web>
      <roleManager defaultProvider="SqlProvider" 
                   enabled="true"
                   cacheRolesInCookie="true"
                   cookieName=".ASPROLES"
                   cookieTimeout="30"
                   cookiePath="/"
                   cookieRequireSSL="false"
                   cookieSlidingExpiration="true"
                   cookieProtection="All" >
        <providers>
        <remove name="AspNetSqlProvider" />
          <add
            name="SqlProvider"
            type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider"
            connectionStringName="SqlServices" 
            applicationName="SampleApplication" />
            
        </providers>
      </roleManager>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

Element Information

Configuration Section Handler	RoleManagerSection
Configuration Member	Providers
Configurable Locations	Machine.config Root level Web.config Application level Web.config
Requirements	IIS 5.0, IIS 5.1, or IIS 6.0 .NET Framework 2.0 Visual Studio 2003, or Visual Studio 2005

See Also

Tasks

How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Reference

providers Element for roleManager (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for providers for roleManager (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
add Element for providers for roleManager (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
roleManager Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
System.Configuration
System.Web.Configuration
RoleManagerSection
RoleManager

Concepts

Understanding ASP.NET Role Management
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios

Other Resources

General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings
ASP.NET Reference
Configuring ASP.NET Applications
ASP.NET Configuration API