I have an MVC 3 application which uses asp.net authentication. I have just created a custom errors controller and a couple of views for unknown errors and 404’s. This works fine when I am logged into the application but if an internal server error happens during logon I would like to display the error/unknown view. However I just keep getting redirected back to the login as I am not authenticated.
I have added a location path for ‘Views/Error’ to my Web.config to allow access to all users but I am guessing it’s the controller access that is causing the redirection.
Is there any way you can allow this in MVC or do I need to think of another solution? Just did not want to add a generic message to the login page as that’s what my unknown error view is for.
I find it better to use the
[Authorize]attribute on your controllers. You can use that on your controllers or views that require authorized user. This way everyone will have access to your Error controller.