>>>I just inherited a project that uses these two technologies. I know absolutly nothing about them. Can someone point me to a decent
>>>starting point?
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>>Check links from Message ID: 1310722 and check the whole thread.
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>Since Kevin is specifically asking for advice on the SQLRoleProvider then links that explain how to avoid it may not be particularly helpful :-}

I forgot what exactly the links were and didn't re-check them. I know I spent considerable amount of time reading various blogs on providers, checking the code, even trying to change them a bit.