It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level

I have an application with some subfolders that i am trying to protect.
When i configure the web.config to secure that folder, i get the
dreaded, "It is an error to use a section registered as
allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This
error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an
application in IIS."

On my testing server it works fine, on the live server it doesnt. I
cannot make the subdirectory an application. On the live server i dont
have acess to iis. And besides not having acess making the folder an
application kinda defeats the purpose of having forms authentication in
the first place. What's the point of having forms authentication when
you cannot secure sub folders.

Any help?

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