system.webserver section in machine.config

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I've installed Windows 2008 Web Server and enabled IIS. However, my machine.config file shows: section name = "system.webServer" type = "System.Configuration.IgnoreSection...

Does it mean that the system.webServer section is ignored? Why?

I tried to edit some web site's properties (e.g. directory browsing), and it works correctly. Is the machine.config definition changed somewhere else?

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configurationiis-7

1 Answers

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The system.webserver config is now maintained at system32\inetsrv\config\applicationhost.config. Here's the whole new config setup for IIS7.

Generally, the applicationhost.config and machine.config are for the System Admins, while the web.config is for the developer.