Enterprise library 5.0 log to sql server not working - enterprise-library

Question

I'm having problems with logging into sql server 2008 Express using Enterprise Library 5.0
It works in my development environment (VS2010) but NOT on my Server 2008/SQL Server 2008 Express.
To make sure it was not the database I also tested with a flat file. Did not work either.
Both files are present in my bin directory.
Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll
Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database.dll
My web.config looks like this:
<configSections>
<section name="loggingConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.LoggingSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" requirePermission="true" />
<sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
<section name="Space4it.Registertime.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<loggingConfiguration name="" tracingEnabled="true" defaultCategory="General">
<listeners>
<add name="Database Trace Listener" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database.FormattedDatabaseTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database.Configuration.FormattedDatabaseTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
databaseInstanceName="TimeseddelLogging" writeLogStoredProcName="WriteLog"
addCategoryStoredProcName="AddCategory" formatter="Text Formatter"
traceOutputOptions="LogicalOperationStack, DateTime, Timestamp" />
</listeners>
<formatters>
<add type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Formatters.TextFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"
template="Timestamp: {timestamp}{newline}
Message: {message}{newline}
Category: {category}{newline}
Priority: {priority}{newline}
EventId: {eventid}{newline}
Severity: {severity}{newline}
Title:{title}{newline}
Machine: {localMachine}{newline}
App Domain: {localAppDomain}{newline}
ProcessId: {localProcessId}{newline}
Process Name: {localProcessName}{newline}
Thread Name: {threadName}{newline}
Win32 ThreadId:{win32ThreadId}{newline}
Extended Properties: {dictionary({key} - {value}{newline})}"
name="Text Formatter" />
</formatters>
<categorySources>
<add switchValue="All" name="General">
<listeners>
<add name="Database Trace Listener" />
</listeners>
</add>
</categorySources>
<specialSources>
<allEvents switchValue="All" name="All Events">
<listeners>
<add name="Database Trace Listener" />
</listeners>
</allEvents>
<notProcessed switchValue="All" name="Unprocessed Category" />
<errors switchValue="All" name="Logging Errors & Warnings">
<listeners>
<add name="Database Trace Listener" />
</listeners>
</errors>
</specialSources>
</loggingConfiguration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="TimeseddelLogging" connectionString="Data Source=server\sqlexpress;Initial Catalog=logging.database;User ID=username;pwd=password"/>
</connectionStrings>
I connected manually (as a test) using this user and I'm able to enter data in the log table with this user.
I get this error:
Exception:
Message:
Activation error occured while trying to get instance of type LogWriter, key ""
Stack:
at Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.ServiceLocatorImplBase.GetInstance(Type serviceType, String key) at Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.ServiceLocatorImplBase.GetInstanceTService at Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Logger.get_Writer() at Space4it.Common.Log.Log.DoLog(String message, String category, Dictionary`2 metaData, Exception ex, TraceEventType type, LogPriority priority, Int32 eventId) at Space4it.Registertime.Pages.TestForm.ButtonTest_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
Inner Exception:
Message:
Resolution of the dependency failed, type = "Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriter", name = "(none)". Exception occurred while: while resolving. Exception is: InvalidOperationException - The type Database cannot be constructed. You must configure the container to supply this value. ----------------------------------------------- At the time of the exception, the container was: Resolving Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriterImpl,LogWriter.default (mapped from Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriter, (none)) Resolving parameter "structureHolder" of constructor Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriterImpl(Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriterStructureHolder structureHolder, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Instrumentation.ILoggingInstrumentationProvider instrumentationProvider, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.ILoggingUpdateCoordinator updateCoordinator) Resolving Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriterStructureHolder,LogWriterStructureHolder.default (mapped from Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriterStructureHolder, (none)) Resolving parameter "traceSources" of constructor Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogWriterStructureHolder(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable1[[Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Filters.ILogFilter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35]] filters, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable1[[System.String, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]] traceSourceNames, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable1[[Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogSource, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=5.0.414.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35]] traceSources, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogSource allEventsTraceSource, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogSource notProcessedTraceSource, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogSource errorsTraceSource, System.String defaultCategory, System.Boolean tracingEnabled, System.Boolean logWarningsWhenNoCategoriesMatch, System.Boolean revertImpersonation) Resolving Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogSource,General Resolving parameter "traceListeners" of constructor Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.LogSource(System.String name, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable1[[System.Diagnostics.TraceListener, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]] traceListeners, System.Diagnostics.SourceLevels level, System.Boolean autoFlush, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Instrumentation.ILoggingInstrumentationProvider instrumentationProvider) Resolving Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.ReconfigurableTraceListenerWrapper,Database Trace Listener (mapped from System.Diagnostics.TraceListener, Database Trace Listener) Resolving parameter "wrappedTraceListener" of constructor Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.ReconfigurableTraceListenerWrapper(System.Diagnostics.TraceListener wrappedTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.ILoggingUpdateCoordinator coordinator) Resolving Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database.FormattedDatabaseTraceListener,Database Trace Listener‌implementation (mapped from System.Diagnostics.TraceListener, Database Trace Listener‌implementation) Resolving parameter "database" of constructor Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Database.FormattedDatabaseTraceListener(Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Database database, System.String writeLogStoredProcName, System.String addCategoryStoredProcName, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Formatters.ILogFormatter formatter) Resolving Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Data.Database,TimeseddelLogging
Inner exception Stack:
at Microsoft.Practices.Unity.UnityContainer.DoBuildUp(Type t, Object existing, String name, IEnumerable1 resolverOverrides) at Microsoft.Practices.Unity.UnityContainer.DoBuildUp(Type t, String name, IEnumerable1 resolverOverrides) at Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.ServiceLocatorImplBase.GetInstance(Type serviceType, String key)
Hope someone can help me :-)
Have a nice day!

Answer 1

The error you're getting is indicating that Entlib hasn't initialized itself properly. The database is a red herring - you haven't gotten the logging block working at all right now.
Is the logging section defined in the <configSections> element of your web.config file?
Update:
You added your configSections element, but what you posted is malformed: <configSections></sectionGroup>. If that's accurate, then that's the problem, malformed config. Fix the close tag and it should start working.