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Asked: 2026-06-02T10:25:53+00:00

This is a small thing but it is driving me crazy and I am

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This is a small thing but it is driving me crazy and I am hoping that an IIS expert can help.

The scenario is simple:

  • IIS is configured so that “default.aspx” is the default document for
    a site.
  • Forms authentication is on and the loginUrl is default.aspx
    and defaultURL is default.aspx
  • In web.config, the default.aspx document has an authorization of ‘ * ‘ (anyone can access)

When I navigate to the site with just the base url: http://www.somesite.com the URL comes back with: http://www.somesite.com/default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

If I navigate to the full name (www.somesite.com/default.aspx) it does not have the ReturnUrl. So, why, when IIS adds the name, do we get the weird redirect but not when we type it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You need to add <allow users="?" /> to allow non-logged-in users too.

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