why authentication mode="Forms" in subfolder is not supporting?

Question

In our project we have many folders.I have authenticate my folder separately,without the help of root web.config.because web.config is always update by x person.i need all my control to a separate folder. When i am trying to changing the "authentication mode" to root web.config,its working .but not in the subfolder, it is not working in my subfolderfolder web.config.

My question is : can web.config permission is associated to particular folder? ,without the help of root config?if not why it is not possible?(looking for the theory)

Answer 1

You can override the root web.config by putting a new web.config under your own subdirectory, or defining a <location> element to the root web.config.