How do I add impersonation to my ASP.NET site?

Adding impersonation allows the web server process to run as your primary FTP user. This means that it has permission to write to your files, create files, create folders and other activities that would normally require full read, write and execute permissions.



For customers who's test links *do not* contain DFW you will need to add the following to your web.config file:







For customers who's test links *do* contain DFW you will need to add the following to your web.config file:







Please note, this will only work on ASP.NET through a web.config file.

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