ConfigurationSection.SetAllowDefinition Method [IIS 7 and higher]
Sets the allowDefinition attribute for a configuration section.
Syntax
ConfigurationSection.SetAllowDefinition(AllowDefinition)
ConfigurationSection.SetAllowDefinition(AllowDefinition);
Parameters
Name |
Definition |
---|---|
AllowDefinition |
A string variable that specifies the value to which the allowDefinition attribute will be set. The possible attribute values are listed later in the Remarks section. |
Return Value
This method does not return a value.
Remarks
allowDefinition attributes specify where in the configuration hierarchy values may be set for a given configuration section. These attributes are specified in the <configSections> section of the ApplicationHost.config file.
Because SetAllowDefinition is a static method, you should call it by getting a class object, as in the following example.
' Correct syntax:
Set oAnonAuth = oWebAdmin.Get("AnonymousAuthenticationSection")
oAnonAuth.SetAllowDefinition "MachineOnly"
The following syntax fails because it tries to call SetAllowDefinition on a concrete instance of the Site class. The call to the method will cause an "SWbemObjectEx: Not found" error.
' Incorrect syntax:
Set oSite = oWebAdmin.Get("Site.Name='Default Web Site'")
oSite.GetSection "AnonymousAuthenticationSection", oAnonAuth
oAnonAuth.SetAllowDefinition "MachineOnly"
The following table lists the possible values for the allowDefinition attribute.
Keyword |
Description |
---|---|
Everywhere |
The section can be set anywhere in the hierarchy. |
MachineOnly |
The section can be set only in the Machine.config file.
Note:
The default location for the Machine.config file is %systemroot% Microsoft.NET\Framework\<version>\config\.
|
MachineToWebRoot |
The section can be set only in the Machine.config file or the root Web.config file.
Note:
The default location for the root Web.config file is %systemroot% Microsoft.NET\Framework\<version>\config\.
|
AppHostOnly |
The section can be set only in the ApplicationHost.config file. |
MachineToApplication |
The section can be set only at the global level. For .NET Framework sections, the global level is the root Web.config or Machine.config file; for IIS sections, it is the ApplicationHost.config file; and for applications, it is the Web.config file for the root application. |
Example
The following example sets the allowDefinition attribute for the Anonymous authentication configuration section.
' Get the WebAdministration namespace.
Set oWebAdmin = GetObject( _
"winmgmts:root\WebAdministration")
' Get the AnonymousAuthenticationSection.
Set oAnonAuth = oWebAdmin.Get( _
"AnonymousAuthenticationSection")
' Set the AllowDefinition attribute.
oAnonAuth.SetAllowDefinition "MachineToApplication"
Requirements
Type |
Description |
---|---|
Client |
Requires IIS 7 on Windows Vista. |
Server |
Requires IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008. |
Product |
IIS 7 |
MOF file |
WebAdministration.mof |
See Also
Reference
AnonymousAuthenticationSection Class [IIS 7 and higher]
ConfigurationSection Class [IIS 7 and higher]
ConfigurationSection.GetAllowDefinition Method [IIS 7 and higher]