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Hi Friends,

I want to edit and update web.config file in webservice from my windows application. This is a asp.net web service .

In my windows application i add that web service as a web reference. from win application i call one web service method. that method try to update the web.config. when i doing that, i got the error like access to the path c:\inetbub\wwwroot\mywebservice\web.config is denied.

Please reply me the solution for this problem.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Vasanth.

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This is exactly what you have to expect! You cannot modify web.config from the web application/web site/web service that is configured from this web.config. Just remember that fact as if it is an axiom. Later on you'll figure out why...

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