asp.net mvc - Different Log on screens depending on area - MVC3 -

i have area mobile layout. have controllers in route uses normal website layout.

the problem when use [authorize(roles = "rolename")] , user isn't in role page(mobile site) gets redirected normal website login page , not mobile one.

is possible have switch between logins depending on area user trying access site?

i've tried adding following in area web.config didn't work:

<authentication mode="forms">       <forms loginurl="~/activation/login/index" timeout="2880" /> </authentication> 

any suggestions?

when login action gets hit, check if on mobile device , redirect mobile login page if are.

private static string[] mobiledevices = new string[] {"iphone","ppc",                                                       "windows ce","blackberry",                                                       "opera mini","mobile","palm",                                                       "portable","opera mobi" };  public static bool ismobiledevice(string useragent)   {       // todo: null check     useragent = useragent.tolower();       return mobiledevices.any(x => useragent.contains(x)); } 

then in action:

public actionresult index() {     if (mobilehelper.ismobiledevice(request.useragent))     {         // send mobile route.          return redirecttoaction("login", "mobileactivation");     }      // otherwise normal login } 

edit:

if wanted apply broadly accross application following.

create actionfilter apply anywhere this:

[attributeusage(attributetargets.class | attributetargets.method, allowmultiple = false, inherited = true)] public sealed class redirecttomobilearea : actionfilterattribute {     public override void onactionexecuting(actionexecutingcontext filtercontext)     {         var rd = filtercontext.httpcontext.request.requestcontext.routedata;         var currentaction = rd.getrequiredstring("action");         var currentcontroller = rd.getrequiredstring("controller");         string currentarea = rd.values["area"] string;          if (!currentarea.equals("mobile", stringcomparison.ordinalignorecase) && mobilehelper.ismobiledevice(request.useragent))         {             filtercontext.result = new redirecttorouteresult(new routevaluedictionary { { "controller", currentcontroller }, { "action", currentaction }, { "area", "mobile" } });         }     } } 

this filter take action check if mobile (and not in mobile area already) , send same action , controller in mobile area. note if go controllers of same name have register routes controller namespace see answer

then either apply filter each action like:

[redirecttomobilearea] public actionresult index() { // stuff. } 

or if want everywhere create basecontroller controllers inherit , apply that:

[redirecttomobilearea] public abstract class basecontroller : controller {  } 

then inherit it:

public homecontroller : basecontroller {  } 

i havent tested of should work...