asp.net identity - No owin.Environment item was found in the context - only on server

Question

I'm getting this error: No owin.Environment item was found in the context

I've seen a zillion posts telling me that I need <appSettings> <add key="owin:AppStartup" value="[AssemblyName].Startup, [AssemblyName]" /> </appSettings> but that does nothing for me.

I am running Identity 2.0 and all upgraded OWIN components.

Also, this runs fine locally, but when pushed to my VM, I get this error?

Seems like either a setting is off or something else needs to be installed. WebPI says I have .NET 4.5.1 installed.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Answer 1

Bah! The server needed to be rebooted. I wasn't prompted to, so I figured I didn't need to. I did. Have I learned nothing from The IT Crowd!? ;)