asp.net It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineOnly' beyond machine.config

Question

Hey guys i've been trying to upload my website to a remote server, but i keep getting this error. i have changed every 'allowDefinition' to 'Everywhere' in two machine configs, but i did not help. It highlights ' deployment retail="true"/ ' as the problem field. Any help will be appreciated.

Full error description:

Server Error in '/' Application.

Configuration Error

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineOnly' beyond machine.config.

Source Error:

Line 23:     </compilation>
Line 24:       <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"></customErrors>
Line 25:       ***<deployment retail="true"/>***
Line 26:       <trace mostRecent="true" enabled="true" requestLimit="1000" pageOutput="false"                 localOnly="true"/>
Line 27:     <authentication mode="Forms" /> 

Answer 1

According to MSDN, the deployment element can ONLY be set at the machine level.

Answer 2

You need to create a virtual directory. In VS, go to project properties and select the Web tab. There, you will find a button to create it. Leave the machine.config files alone unless absolutely necessary.

Answer 3

My fix was that I edited machine.config and deleted allowDefinition attribute from the declaration of deployment element. I don't claim this is the recommended fix. Note that there are more machine.config files for different .Net versions and also for x86 and x64 applications. I.e.

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config