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• 03-03-2009, 1:37 AM

  amtim Joined on 10-01-2008, 1:16 AM Posts 5

  Shared Configuration - forgot encryption key to add additional server Reply Contact I set up two machines many months back with shared configuration.  One of the servers was acting up, so I did a fresh build.  Unfortunately I waited too long to reconfigure the 2nd box and forgot the encryption key for the shared configuration. (idiot me did not document the password anywhere that I can remember) Server 1 is still running online with about 50 sites.  I don't want to reconfigure IIS if I don't have to.  Does anyone know if there is a good way that I can reset the encryption key, by using what I have available now?  Thanks, Rob

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• 03-24-2009, 9:07 PM

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  steve schofield Joined on 06-10-2002, 8:54 PM MI Posts 3,929	Re: Shared Configuration - forgot encryption key to add additional server Reply Contact I'd think changing your password is your only option.  Steve Schofield Windows Server MVP - IIS http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield http://www.IISLogs.com Log archival solution Install, Configure, Forget

• 04-21-2009, 2:29 AM

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  amtim Joined on 10-01-2008, 1:16 AM Posts 5	Re: Shared Configuration - forgot encryption key to add additional server Reply Contact Thanks Steve, I ended up doing that, which required me to "rebuild the Configuration"  It actually went much smoother than I expected using appcmd and then a tool to compare the two (old vs new) config files.  The text comparison took the longest time as I created the websites in a different order. Thanks, Rob