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Asked: 2026-06-15T06:05:20+00:00

I have an MVC 4 application that uses Entity-Framework and SQL Express 2008 ,

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I have an MVC 4 application that uses Entity-Framework and SQL Express 2008, and i want to use the same database also for membership and roles. my connection string is: 

 <add name="AuthTestDbEntities" connectionString="metadata=res://*/Model1.csdl|res://*/Model1.ssdl|res://*/Model1.msl;provider=System.Data.SqlClient;provider connection string=&quot;data source=.\sqlexpress;initial catalog=AuthTestDb;user id=sa;password=1234;pooling=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=True;App=EntityFramework&quot;" providerName="System.Data.EntityClient" />

and so i added another connection string for the membership: 

<add name="DefaultConnection" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=AuthTestDb;user id=sa;password=1234;Integrated Security=True"  providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>

and i ran the aspnet_regsql.exe command so it added the necessary tables to my database.

However, if I add a new user using the ASP.NET configuration tool I cannot log in with that user and i can’t find him in my database. If i create a new user using the register action i can log in with it but it creates a new database in my App_Data folder called ASPNETDB.MDF.

What do i need to do so that i’ll be able to use the same DB for my website?

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  1. Editorial Team

    An Option: Consider looking at a Custom Membership provider and create only the tables/columns you need to support your own application.

    I am sure there are a lot of examples if you search for Custom Membership provider, here is one: How do I create a custom membership provider for ASP.NET MVC 2?

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