alter web.config from asp.net web form?

[eRic]

is it possible to alter the web.config file from an asp.net web form? i am
trying to create an admin tool for a web app.

 

[bruce barker]

yes, it just an xml file. (actually you can edit the web config of any site
on the server). when you save it, the effected site will be recompiled.

-- bruce

 

[eRic]

after giving asp.net ENORMOUS security control over that file (ugh) I am
still getting the error: "The file is being used by another process" I am
assuming that this process is IIS? (I've run it with VS.NET shutdown and no
other apps running) is there anyway around this?

also on the security issue, if I have impersonate set to true shouldn't it
be the users credentials that are accessing the file, and not the ASPNET
account?

Thank you for your assistance,
eRic