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Change the Membership Provider Name of the Extended SSP Site

After renaming the membership provider in the web.config file, update the name in the SharePoint Central Administration site.

To change the membership provider name of your extended SSP site

  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 default SSP site appears in the drop-down list on the right.
  5. Click the link that corresponds to the zone of your Extended SSP site. For example, if your Extended SSP web site 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 new name of the membership provider you added to the web.config file. See the following example: 
    ExtSSPMemberProvider
  8. Click Save.
  9. The Authentication Providers page appears. The zone of your extended SSP web site shows the updated membership provider name in the list.