{"id":12704,"date":"2021-12-10T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T11:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=12704"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:05:28","slug":"how-to-fix-server-error-in-application-when-asp-net-is-not-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-fix-server-error-in-application-when-asp-net-is-not-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Server Error in ‘\/’ Application when ASP.NET is not Installed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Server Error in ‘\/’ Application will often render your SQL server unusable for the session if ASP.NET is not installed. It will display a message- ” Unable to use SQL Server because either ASP.NET version 2.0 Session State is not installed on the SQL server, or ASP.NET does not have permission to run the dbo.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

It will probably look like this:
\n\"Server
\nThis issue can sometimes occur even when you have an advanced ASP.NET version like 4.0. There are a few reasons this error can occur and, we have discussed how to resolve them.<\/p>\n

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To Fix Server Error in ‘\/’ Application Due to<\/div>\n
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Session Storing in Database<\/div>\n
Stored Procedures for ASP.NET Session State Mode Error of SQL Server<\/div>\n
Roles Configuration Issue<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Session Storing in Database<\/h2>\n

1. Restart<\/strong> the Wizard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2. Choose the Remove<\/strong> option to remove all those tables from the database.<\/p>\n

As you are probably using the aspnet_regsql.exe<\/em> application, it starts a Wizard<\/strong> and then goes on to add various aspnet_* tables<\/em> in your database tables.<\/p>\n

3. Copy and Run the given command:<\/p>\n

aspnet_regsql.exe -ssadd -d -sstype c -S -U -P<\/p>\n

It will add the tables\u00a0ASPStateTempApplications<\/em> and ASPStateTempSessions<\/em> to your database.<\/p>\n

Moving on, you have to modify your web.config<\/em> file.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Copy this configuration:<\/p>\n

<sessionState mode=”SQLServer” allowCustomSqlDatabase=”true” sqlConnectionString=”Data Source=Server;Initial Catalog=Database;User ID=UserId;Password=Password” cookieless=”false” timeout=”20″ \/><\/p>\n

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Note<\/strong>: This solution works only when a user wants to store the session within its applications database. On the other hand, you can run this command<\/em><\/a> without the “-d<\/em>” parameter. That is if you want to maintain the session database separately. The server will then create a new ASPState database<\/em> having two tables, as mentioned earlier in the article. Finally, you can specify the name of this new database in your configuration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Stored Procedures for ASP.NET Session State Mode Error of SQL Server<\/h2>\n

When your server session expires automatically within a few minutes, you may have to reconfigure the procedures.<\/p>\n

You have to properly set up the stored procedures for the session to work like before.<\/p>\n

Run this code:<\/p>\n

C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\aspnet_regsql.exe -S . -E -ssadd -sstype p<\/p>\n

The -ssadd<\/em> option will add the necessary support for the\u00a0session state of SQL Server mode.<\/p>\n

Roles Configuration Issue<\/h2>\n

The server error in the ‘\/’ application may occur after the user successfully installs the ASP.NET Session State and later tries to lock down the permissions of the SQL Server.<\/p>\n

You need to carefully configure the new roles and then assign permissions to them.<\/p>\n

Here’s a code that may help you with it:<\/p>\n

CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[fnGenerateNewTDBWebUserRole] ( @rolename SYSNAME ) RETURNS @ReturnTable TABLE ( ID INT IDENTITY(1,1), FieldValue NVARCHAR(4000) ) AS BEGIN DECLARE @bUserTables BIT DECLARE @bTVF BIT — TABLE VALUED FUNCTIONS DECLARE @Execute NVARCHAR(4000) INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DROP ROLE ‘ + @rolename INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘GO’ INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘CREATE ROLE ‘ + @rolename INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘GO’ — Database statement permissions INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY CREATE DEFAULT, CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE RULE, CREATE TABLE, CREATE VIEW, BACKUP DATABASE, BACKUP LOG TO ‘ + @rolename — Try to lock off the systables –INSERT INTO @TempTable –SELECT ‘DENY SELECT, VIEW DEFINITION, UPDATE ON sys.’ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.sys_objects –WHERE type = ‘S’ — USER TABLES AND INLINE FUNCTIONS INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY ALTER, CONTROL, DELETE, INSERT, REFERENCES, SELECT, TAKE OWNERSHIP, UPDATE, VIEW DEFINITION ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE (type = ‘U’ OR type = ‘IF’) AND name NOT LIKE ‘aspnet_%’ AND name NOT LIKE ‘ASPStateTemp%’ — STORED PROCS INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY VIEW DEFINITION, ALTER, TAKE OWNERSHIP ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘P’ AND name <> ‘TempGetVersion’ — Now need to grant VIEW DEFINITION access to TempGetVersion for — the session state server to work INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY ALTER, TAKE OWNERSHIP ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘P’ AND name = ‘TempGetVersion’ INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘GRANT VIEW DEFINITION ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘P’ AND name = ‘TempGetVersion’ INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘GRANT EXECUTE ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘P’ INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY EXECUTE ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘P’ — VIEWS INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY ALTER, TAKE OWNERSHIP, VIEW DEFINITION, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, REFERENCES ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘V’ AND name NOT LIKE ‘vw_aspnet_%’ INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘GRANT SELECT ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘V’ AND name NOT LIKE ‘vw_aspnet_%’ — TABLE VALUED FUNCTIONS INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY ALTER, CONTROL, REFERENCES, SELECT, TAKE OWNERSHIP, VIEW DEFINITION ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘TF’ — SCALAR FUNCTIONS INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘DENY ALTER, CONTROL, REFERENCES, EXECUTE, TAKE OWNERSHIP, VIEW DEFINITION ON ‘ + QUOTENAME(name) + ‘ TO ‘ + @rolename FROM sys.objects WHERE type = ‘FN’ INSERT INTO @ReturnTable SELECT ‘GO’ –SELECT * FROM @TempTable ORDER BY ID RETURN END<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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