how not to show the Directory list in the web browser?

[Subin Alex]

Hi, I am a starter in asp.net. i've created a project containing a folder called "Login" with some pagesin it. When i run the project and type a page name in the browser address bar it lists all the other pages in it. I want to block it and redirect it towards a single page named Login.aspx in that folder. Plz Help.

[Lost User]

When you type the URL in the list bar, it will list all the previously visitied pages. It cannot be blocked till you delete the history.

[Manas Bhardwaj]

If I understood correctly, you want to restrict the user to access any other page until he does not go through the Login process. Right? You can use a session variable(say Session["IsValidatedUser"]) and check its value on each page load, if its not set than redirect to the login.aspx P.S. : A nice way would be to implement a class which can be used to derive all the web pages. :rose:

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[scottgp]

Do you mean that browsing is enabled in IIS - http://blog.crowe.co.nz/archive/2006/03/18/603.aspx[^]? Do you also have default page content enabled/specified - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/dc6eb1b4-9028-4308-9935-52b64edfad36.mspx?mfr=true[^]? Scott

[Baran M]

May be you could on to "Directory browsing" Option in ISS. In web.Config you can set for making a page as default,      <authentication mode="Forms">       <forms forms="401kApp" loginUrl="/login.aspx" /> </authentication>

[Member 3879881]

s baran is correct, go with web.config file

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