IIS7 - How do I update the alias after site creation?

Question

I have a web application directory (subsite of the main - default website). I want to update the Alias that I originally chose. How do I do it in IIS7?

In the file mentioned by Coding Gorilla I see

<application path="/SiteAlias" applicationPool="DefaultAppPool">

and

 <location path="Default Web Site/SiteAlias">

do I need to update both of these?

`http://site/alias` Essentially its what I would call the alias to access the virtual directory. Though, I'm not sure if virtual directories exist anymore in IIS7. — P.Brian.Mackey, Oct 07 '11 at 19:18
Ok, so you just want to change the directory name. Are you wanting to do this with the IIS console or do you not have that access? (And yes, they still exist) — Coding Gorilla, Oct 07 '11 at 19:27

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 07 '11 at 19:45

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You can't actually do this thru the IIS Manager console, but what you can do is edit the C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config' file. Find the relatednode and update thepath` attribute.

answered Oct 07 '11 at 19:45

Coding Gorilla

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Ah,that's pretty disappointing that it can't be done through the GUI. – P.Brian.Mackey Oct 07 '11 at 19:52
Yea, I thought you could as well, but I tried and wasn't able. – Coding Gorilla Oct 07 '11 at 19:53
I had to open it with regular Notepad as Notepad++ was unable to save the edits using 64 bit OS: [unable-to-save-applicationhost-config-file](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11280076/unable-to-save-applicationhost-config-file) – mungflesh Oct 19 '15 at 13:35

IIS7 - How do I update the alias after site creation?

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