ASP.NET Configuration tool missing from menu

[gordonjones]

I'm at a real stumbling block and need to get this fixed ASAP.

I've uploaded my club site files,
my DB is in SQL Server on the web host (webhost4life.com)... I ran
aspnet_regsql.exe against my Club DB on my local computer and then
loaded it into the SQL Server DB via a restore.

Now I need to load my membership with users. The default aspnet_users
table is empty so I have no one to login to the website with. I load my
website up remotely (http) though Visual Studio 2005 standard (first
tried Visual Web Developer express) and I DO NOT have the
Website/ASP.NET Configuration item on the menu ! How do I load my site
with users?

A bit of background that may or may not have anything to do with this:
I have done the DB merge and website upload from a different computer
than the site was created with - laptop LCD screen broken. The laptop
had Win XP PRO but the computer I'm using now only has Home Edition.

Again I'm combing the Internet looking for answers but am finding
nothing. Need help to get this customers site up and running (my first
VWD site)!

 

[Henry]

You have found a good issue, the correct answer would be to build some pages
using the membership api to install members and do maintenance within the
application.

The other answer is the change the connectionstring property in the source
code website to use the database on webhost4life, then when you open the
source code site in visual studio and use the Website/ASP.NET Configuration
tool it will be storing your actions to the database on the server, caution
though, it will be storing webconfig setting locally, so any changes made to
the local webconfig will have to be uploaded to have effect...

Henry

 

[gordonjones]

I just was responded to on the www.asp.net forums site that this
functionality is not available:

"The configuration tool is only available on the local system. You can
backup and restore your database to move content, but in the Club Site
Starter Kit there is no membership control panel. Take a look at the
Extended Club Site Starter Kit in the By The Community For The
Community section:

http://www.asp.net/default.aspx?tabindex=6&tabid=50

Jeff"

Guess I'll be coding some more