web.config conflicts in virtual directories

[Bill E.]

In IIS, I have two web applications configured as follows:

Website 1 (fixed IP)
Application A
page1.aspx
web.config

Application B
page1.aspx
web.config


each of the web.config files contain a connection strings block with
one connection string ("connection 1"). When I try to open
application B in my browser, I get the following error:

Entry Connection 1 has already been added

indicating that although I'm requesting Application B, both web.config
files are being read and a conflict has arisen. I can fix this by
running Application B in a separate application pool, but I'd like to
know what's causing it. I cannot seem to reproduce this problem in my
development environment.

Bill E.

 

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

Are both Application A and Application B set as Applications in IIS? If not,
this would be the cause of your problem.
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[Bill E.]

Peter,

Both are set as applications in IIS.

Bill

 

[Bill E.]

This problem went away without explanation. I simply updated one of
the web.config files (without changing it) and now both sites are
working.

Bill