Question

I have an ASP.Net MVC 2 web application where I have HomeController. Index method generates unauthorized exception. I have customErrors=on. Now I want to show a view Error.aspx in shared folder with Exception.Message. But I get Resource not found /Error in browser.

Note: I had gone through all the related links on StackOverflow.

any help?

Answer 1

Step by step:

1. Create a new ASP.NET MVC project using the default visual Studio wizard

2. Modify the HomeController so that it looks like this:

   [HandleError]
   public class HomeController : Controller
   {
       public ActionResult Index()
       {
           throw new Exception("oops");
       }
   }
   

3. Add the following to the <system.web> section of web.config:

   <customErrors mode="On" />
   

4. Run the application

5. As expected the ~/Views/Shared/Error.aspx is shown