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Edit the Encrypted connectionStrings Section in Application.config

The user cannot directly edit the connectionStrings section in Application.config. However, the user can copy Application.config to a temporary file, rename the file as web.config, and make the required edits.

Follow these steps:

1. Copy the Application.config file to a temporary location and rename the file as web.config.
2. Decrypt the connectionStrings section in the temporary web.config file with the following command:

   aspnet_regiis -pdf connectionStrings <web.config physical directory>
   

3. Edit the temporary web.config file and make the required changes.
4. Re-encrypt the connectionStrings section in the temporary web.config with the following command:

   aspnet_regiis -pdf connectionStrings <web.config physical directory>
   

5. Copy the contents of the temporary web.config file to the original Application.config file.