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ERROR DISPLAY SHAREPOINT

By default, the SharePoint web config only displays vague custom error which for a developer usually does not provide any meaning.

To enable clear error display, do the following:
Open the web config for editing, this is located inside the wwwroot. Make sure you select the right port number. The default post is 80.


Find the "CallStack" attribute in the SafeMode section, change the value from false to true.

Identify the "CustomErrors" in System.Web section, change the value from On to Off.

Please note that this would be unnecessary in a production environment and it is only suitable in a test environment.

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