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Asked: May 18, 20262026-05-18T07:13:57+00:00 2026-05-18T07:13:57+00:00

In my web.config I have: <sessionState configSource=SessionState.config> </sessionState> In SessionState.config I have: <sessionState timeout=90

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In my web.config I have:

<sessionState configSource="SessionState.config">
</sessionState>

In SessionState.config I have:

<sessionState  timeout="90" mode="SQLServer" allowCustomSqlDatabase="true" cookieless="false" sqlConnectionString="Data Source=.;Persist Security Info=True;Integrated Security=True">
</sessionState>

I’ve tried various incantations but can’t seem to get it to work. I get this error:

Parser Error Message: Unable to open
configSource file
‘SessionState.config’.

From MSDN:

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Of course they don’t show an actual example.

I verified that the file is in the bin directory. I also have this working fine for the connection strings section.

How do I use a remote config file for sessionState?

Thanks,

Rick

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    2026-05-18T07:13:58+00:00Added an answer on May 18, 2026 at 7:13 am

    The SessionState.config file should NOT be in the bin directory but should be in the same directory as the web.config

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