Redirect Session Timeout

[Marcus Olsson]

Hi!

When my ASP.NET app timeout I want it to redirect to a page that tells the user that they are timed out. I don't want them to just end up att the default Login page just like that.

In web.config I can set loginUrl to a certain URL. If there is a timeout, that page is used. Q: Is that loginUrl-page used in other cases too, or only when timeout?

What I want is one Login page and another page which you are redirected to if the app does a timeout. Which is the smartest way to do this?

<forms name="formsmy" path="/" loginUrl="login.aspx" protection="All" timeout="1" SlidingExpiration="true"/>

I have searched for an answer on internet but there seemes to be no clear answer. If you have a link to a good page or some ideas, I would appreciate it much!

Thanx!

Regards
/marcus

[Hernan de Lahitte]

One idea from the top of my head is this:
When you session expires, the Session_End (global.asax) event is fired.
Here, you can redirect the user to a page with you timeout message. It's
important to place this page on a folder outside the forms path. This folder
should have anonymous access. On your web.config file, try something like,

<location path="Timeout.aspx" allowOverride="false">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow users = "*" />
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>


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Hernan de Lahitte - MSDE
Lagash Systems S.A. - Buenos Aires, Argentina
[url]http://www.lagash.com[/url]



"Marcus Olsson" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi!
>
> When my ASP.NET app timeout I want it to redirect to a page that tells the

user that they are timed out. I don't want them to just end up att the
default Login page just like that.

>
> In web.config I can set loginUrl to a certain URL. If there is a timeout,

that page is used. Q: Is that loginUrl-page used in other cases too, or only
when timeout?

>
> What I want is one Login page and another page which you are redirected to

if the app does a timeout. Which is the smartest way to do this?

>
> <forms name="formsmy" path="/" loginUrl="login.aspx" protection="All"

timeout="1" SlidingExpiration="true"/>

>
> I have searched for an answer on internet but there seemes to be no clear

answer. If you have a link to a good page or some ideas, I would appreciate
it much!

>
> Thanx!
>
> Regards
> /marcus