How to use appcmd to set debug=false in IIS7
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1729449
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I'm trying to use APPCMD to set debug=false in web.config, per the documentation.
The specific syntax I am using is:
APPCMD SET CONFIG "SITE/VDIR" section:compilation /debug:False /commit:APP
the output is
INFO ( section:compilation, timetaken:219, hresult:00000000, objects:1 )
Applied configuration changes to section "system.web/compilation" for "MACHINE/W
EBROOT/APPHOST/SITE/VDIR" at configuration commit path "MACHINE/WE
BROOT/APPHOST/SITE/VDIR"
Afterwards, debug still is set to true.
I have ruled out the file being read only; I have used process monitor to watch appcmd actually write to web.config in the correct location. My environment is Windows 2008 x64, SP2.
I understand that there are many different ways to solve the problem; different config files, doing it myself in xpath, nant, etc, but I'm specifically interested in why APPCMD does not seem to be working, and to help others who may also be struggling with the tool. Thanks for your help!
Solution
I think this is a bug or 'by design'. Having investigated this I noticed that it's possible to add and modify other attributes of the <compilation /> section (I haven't tried them all).
For example the following work just fine:
APPCMD SET CONFIG "SITE/VDIR" section:compilation /batch:False /commit:APP
APPCMD SET CONFIG "SITE/VDIR" section:compilation /defaultLanguage:"c#" /commit:APP
But as you observe it's just not possible to alter the debug attribute. It may be worth raising this as a bug on the MS Connect site if you've got that ability:
I also popped a question on the IIS forums:
Update:
This has been confirmed as an issue by a Microsoft employee:
OTHER TIPS
By Catherine Shan's answer, "/debug" is a special switch for AppCmd.exe and needs to be escaped as"/!debug".
For example:
APPCMD SET CONFIG "SITE/VDIR" section:compilation /!debug:False /commit:APP
The answer post is February 21st, 2013, but it helped me today, better late than never.
