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Change the Authentication Provider of your My Site Resource to Forms

Use the SharePoint Central Administration page to change the authentication provider used by your My Site resource.

Change the SharePoint authentication provider for your My Site resource using the SharePoint server

1. Click Start, Programs, Microsoft Office Server, SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.

   The SharePoint Central Administration page opens.

2. Click the Application Management tab.

   The Application Management page appears.

3. Click Authentication Providers.

   The Authentication Providers page appears.

4. Verify that the URL of your My site appears in the drop-down list on the right.
5. Click the link that corresponds to the zone of your My Site site. For example, if your My Site resource is in the default zone, then click the Default link.

   The Edit Authentication page appears.

6. Click Forms.
7. Click the Membership Provider field and then enter the following:

   CAMemberProvider
   

8. Click the Role Manager field, and then enter the following:

   CARoleProvider
   

9. Click Save.

   The Authentication Providers page appears. The zone of your My Site resource shows the updated membership provider name in the list.