A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CONFIGURING FORMS AUTHENTICATION IN SHAREPOINT 2007
Following is a checklist for setting up Forms Authentication in SharePoint 2007
1. Setup the membership data store
2. Add a new user to the membership data store
3. Configure SharePoint Central Administration web.config
4. Configure the SharePoint site's web.config
5. Enable Forms authentication on the SharePoint site
6. Authorize the Forms-based user to access the site
7. Login
In this article, we will be using the SQL Server membership provider to authenticate users, but you can use any membership provider that you so choose. The steps involved will be about same, but the specifics of those steps may change depending on your provider. I'm also assuming that you've already installed SharePoint and created the SharePoint site on which you're trying to enable forms authentication.
STEP 1: SETUP THE MEMBERSHIP DATA STORE
Before you can use the SQL Server membership provi...