Managing ASP.NET web applications remotely

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PhilTheGap

Hi,

Is Web Site Administration Tool able to manage web applications remotely? By
the way, can we start the WSAT without VS 2008 ?

Best regards

Philippe
 
PhilTheGap said:
Hi,

Is Web Site Administration Tool able to manage web applications remotely?
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No. You might be able to hack it, or steal the bits for your own site, but
it is not designed to be a remote admin tool. There is a .NET MMC snap in
for remotely controlling server configs, which is useful for many settings.
It will not help you create roles and users, however.

The API is very easy to work with, however, so it is easy enough to add
these admin pieces.
By the way, can we start the WSAT without VS 2008 ?
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That is normal.

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Hi CowBoy,
Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) said:
No. You might be able to hack it, or steal the bits for your own site, but
it is not designed to be a remote admin tool. There is a .NET MMC snap in
for remotely controlling server configs, which is useful for many
settings. It will not help you create roles and users, however.
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I would be glad to know its name...

The API is very easy to work with, however, so it is easy enough to add
these admin pieces.


That is normal.
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Do you mean it is normal that we can't start a the WSAT without VS 2008 ?
If this is the case, I don't see why...

By the way, there is a tool developed by Juval lowy
(http://www.devx.com/codemag/Article/30087/1763) which seems to meet my
requirements. But unfortunatley, I can't see where to download the complete
code...

Thank you

Philippe
 
I would abandon the WSAT .... completely.

Go to msdn, they have most of the aspx and code behind already done.

Right a few Admin Screens, to take care of your needs.

The WSAT is for RAPID Development, and doesn't work remotely.
Thus I think its a piece of junk. Good for MS presentations talking about
VS200x, but bad when you actually have to use it.
 
PhilTheGap said:
Hi CowBoy,

I would be glad to know its name...
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The snap in is the same one you use in IIS. You simply point to another
computer that you have rights to configure and then right click the site and
go to properties. On the ASP.NET tab, there is a button to edit
configuration.

Once again, this is the config file, etc., and not membership.
Do you mean it is normal that we can't start a the WSAT without VS 2008 ?
If this is the case, I don't see why...
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On a local box, the WSAT fires up in the development web server, which is
not normally installed on a server. Firing it up without VS 2008 is
perfectly normal.

In theory, you can add the WSAT to a server, but you will have to fire up
the dev server to get it working. And, the dev server does not allow remote
connections, so you will have to be RDCed into the machine to use it, even
if you do install it.

BTW, the inability to remote with the dev server is hard coded into the
server. The original code was called Cassini and can be found here:
http://www.asp.net/downloads/archived/cassini/

UtilDev has redone the server:
http://www.ultidev.com/Products/Cassini/
By the way, there is a tool developed by Juval lowy
(http://www.devx.com/codemag/Article/30087/1763) which seems to meet my
requirements. But unfortunatley, I can't see where to download the
complete code...
Click to expand...

Juval is a good guy. As long as the code is not part of a product, I am
certain he would be glad to get you a copy. Try emailing him with the email
found here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa497310.aspx

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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The WSAT is not designed to be used for much more than setting up a site for
development. For that use, it is a good tool. For anything more, I would
agree with you, but then I find hammers are bad tools to saw with, but I
would not say hammers are pieces of junk. :-)

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

*************************************************
| Think outside the box!
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