Describe the list of configuration file levels in the ASP.NET configuration hierarchy.

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Describe the list of configuration file levels in the ASP.NET configuration hierarchy.

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The following is the list of configuration file levels at which each file is located in the ASP.NET configuration hierarchy:

Configuration Level	File Name	File Description
Server	Machine.config	The file is located at the topmost of the ASP.NET configuration hierarchy. It contains the schema for all Web applications on the Web server.
Root Web	Web.config	The file is located at the second top of the ASP.NET configuration hierarchy. It is stored in the same directory as the Machine.config file. It contains default values for the system.web configuration sections in the ASP.NET settings.
Web site	Web.config	The file contains settings that apply to a specific Web site. It inherits downward through the Web applications and subdirectories of the Web site.
Web application root directory	Web.config	The file is located in the root directory of a Web application. It contains configuration settings that apply to a specific Web application. It also inherits downward through the Web applications and subdirectories of the Web site.
Web application subdirectory	Web.config	The file contains configuration settings that apply to the application subdirectory. It also inherits downward through all the application's subdirectories.
Client application directory	ApplicationName.config	The file contains configuration settings for a Windows-based client application.

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