SharePoint Thoughts

This is in reference to the following article:

Forms Authentication in SharePoint Products and Technologies (Part 1): Introduction
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975136.aspx

A section of this article is incorrect, it tells you to add the following code to the connectionString section of the Web.Config

1. <connectionStrings>
   

2. <add name=”fbaSQL”

3. value=”server=spdb;database=aspnetdb;Trusted_Connection=true” />
   

4. </connectionStrings>
   

This is incorrect, the spot where it says value, should be connectionString as in the following codeblock

1. <connectionStrings>
   

2. <add name=”fbaSQL”

3. connectionString=”server=spdb;database=aspnetdb;Trusted_Connection=true” />
   

4. </connectionStrings>
   

Change this, and you’ll mysteriously find forms authentication working correctly, if all the other options are configured correctly.