Solution

1. In the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, log into your database server.
2. Go to Security > Logins.
3. Right-click the database associated with your DNN installation, and choose Properties.
4. In the User Mapping section, set the role for the DNN database user as db_owner.

Solution

• Correct the site alias in the IIS Manager.
  1. Go to IIS Manager and select the site.
  2. On the right panel, in the Actions section, go to Bindings.
  3. Add a new binding.
  4. Copy the correct site alias into the new binding.
• Correct the site alias in the SQL database.
  1. In the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, log in to your database server.
  2. Create a new query for the DNN database.
  3. Run the following: SELECT * FROM PortalAlias
  4. If the result shows an incorrect site alias, replace it.
     Run the following SQL script:

     
     UPDATE PortalAlias
     SET HTTPAlias = 'newdomain.dnndev.me'
     WHERE HTTPAlias = 'olddomain.dnndev.me'
                                         

  5. If the result does not show the site alias, insert it.
     Run the following SQL script:

     
     INSERT INTO PortalAlias (PortalID, HTTPAlias, CreatedByUserID, CreatedOnDate, LastModifiedByUserID, LastModifiedOnDate, BrowserType, IsPrimary)
     VALUES (0,'newdomain.dnndev.me',-1,GETDATE(),-1,GETDATE(),'Normal',0)
                                         

  Note: When using external domains, you might need to add an entry to %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts in order to point the browser to the correct domain.

Solution

1. Go to the web.config file on the root folder of the installation.
2. Revise the entries for the connection string, specifically Server Name, User, and Password.

Solution

1. Using Windows Explorer, go to your site folder and right-click on the DNN installation folder.
2. Choose Properties, and go to the Security tab.
3. Click/Tap Edit….
4. Click/Tap Add….
5. Select the correct location for the user.
6. Set the object name to IIS AppPool\<AppPoolName>, where <AppPoolName> is the Application Pool Identity account name.
7. Click/Tap Check Names.
8. Click/Tap OK, then Apply.