what is Entry Type of IIS Custom Modules?

Question

_{Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:44 AM}

After adding a custom module, Module list is showing MyModule "Entry Type" as "Local".

and Entry Type of all other modules is "Inherited".

what is Entry Type and difference between "Local" and "Inherited"?

All replies (4)

_{Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:36 AM ✅Answered}

I've got it from the documentation: "Type. Displays the scope of the service. The possible values are: Local and Inherited. If the service is defined at the current level (server, site, application, virtual directory, etc…), the type is shown as Local, and if the service is actually defined at the higher levels but inherited at this level, the status is shown as Inherited. " .

Original link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee677229.aspx

_{Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:50 AM}

Hi,

A module is either a Win32 DLL (native module) or a .NET 2.0 type contained within an assembly (managed module). Similar to a Lego set, modules are added to the server in order to provide the desired functionality for your applications. Likewise, all IIS modules can be removed, or replaced with custom modules developed using the new IIS 7.0 C++ APIs, or the familiar ASP.NET 2.0 APIs.

For more details about IIS 7.0 Modules, please refer:http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/121/iis-70-modules-overview/ . 

_{Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:06 AM}

are you explaining about Entry Type - Local and Inherited? I could not understand, answer seems not related to this.

_{Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:55 AM}

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for providing the information link.