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Asked: 2026-06-07T02:30:02+00:00

In IIS 7.5 web.config we can set authorization for various paths/folders like so: <location

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In IIS 7.5 web.config we can set authorization for various paths/folders like so:

<location path="logs/elmah/elmah.axd">
    <system.web>
      <authorization>
        <allow users="bob@example.com" />
        <deny users="*" />
      </authorization>
    </system.web>
  </location>

Is it possible to make this authorization conditional? eg only use this location if it is the live server, not the local or staging or beta or etc server?

I use this to indicate what the current server is:

<appSettings>
    <clear />
    <add key="DeploymentEnv" value="Debug" />
</appSettings>

And then web.config transforms to change DeploymentEnv to the correct value.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Having different Web.config files for different environments it’s probably the right way. Have a look at Web.config transformations.
    This MSDN article shows how to configure a staging configuration.

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