asp.net mvc - The controller for path '/Home' was not found or does not implement IController -

i've searched internet high , low , checked answered questions same title , cannot figure 1 out.

i return redirecttoaction("index", "home") action method in authentication controller , receive following exception:

server error in '/' application. controller path '/home' not found or not implement icontroller. description: unhandled exception occurred during execution of current web request. please review stack trace more information error , originated in code.  exception details: system.web.httpexception: controller path '/home' not found or not implement icontroller.  source error:  unhandled exception generated during execution of current web request. information regarding origin , location of exception can identified using exception stack trace below.  stack trace:   [httpexception (0x80004005): controller path '/home' not found or not implement icontroller.]    system.web.mvc.defaultcontrollerfactory.getcontrollerinstance(requestcontext requestcontext, type controllertype) +683921    system.web.mvc.defaultcontrollerfactory.createcontroller(requestcontext requestcontext, string controllername) +89    castle.proxies.invocations.icontrollerfactory_createcontroller.invokemethodontarget() +155    castle.dynamicproxy.abstractinvocation.proceed() +116    glimpse.core.extensibility.executiontimer.time(action action) +85    glimpse.core.extensibility.alternatemethod.newimplementation(ialternatemethodcontext context) +186    castle.dynamicproxy.abstractinvocation.proceed() +604    castle.proxies.icontrollerfactoryproxy.createcontroller(requestcontext requestcontext, string controllername) +193    system.web.mvc.mvchandler.processrequestinit(httpcontextbase httpcontext, icontroller& controller, icontrollerfactory& factory) +305    system.web.mvc.mvchandler.beginprocessrequest(httpcontextbase httpcontext, asynccallback callback, object state) +87    system.web.mvc.serverexecutehttphandlerwrapper.wrap(func`1 func) +41  [httpexception (0x80004005): execution of child request failed. please examine innerexception more information.]    system.web.mvc.serverexecutehttphandlerwrapper.wrap(func`1 func) +785832    system.web.httpserverutility.executeinternal(ihttphandler handler, textwriter writer, boolean preserveform, boolean setpreviouspage, virtualpath path, virtualpath filepath, string physpath, exception error, string querystringoverride) +3977    system.web.httpserverutility.execute(ihttphandler handler, textwriter writer, boolean preserveform, boolean setpreviouspage) +275    system.web.httpserverutilitywrapper.execute(ihttphandler handler, textwriter writer, boolean preserveform) +94    system.web.mvc.html.childactionextensions.actionhelper(htmlhelper htmlhelper, string actionname, string controllername, routevaluedictionary routevalues, textwriter textwriter) +700    system.web.mvc.html.childactionextensions.action(htmlhelper htmlhelper, string actionname, string controllername, routevaluedictionary routevalues) +123    panoptes.ui.web.views.home.index.execute() in c:\dropbox\energy management system\application\panoptes\panoptes.ui.web\obj\codegen\views\home\index.cshtml:48    system.web.webpages.webpagebase.executepagehierarchy() +280    system.web.mvc.webviewpage.executepagehierarchy() +126    system.web.webpages.startpage.executepagehierarchy() +143    system.web.webpages.webpagebase.executepagehierarchy(webpagecontext pagecontext, textwriter writer, webpagerenderingbase startpage) +181    razorgenerator.mvc.precompiledmvcview.render(viewcontext viewcontext, textwriter writer) +952    system.web.mvc.viewresultbase.executeresult(controllercontext context) +378    castle.proxies.asynccontrolleractioninvokerproxy.invokeactionresult_callback(controllercontext controllercontext, actionresult actionresult) +21    castle.dynamicproxy.abstractinvocation.proceed() +116    glimpse.core.extensibility.executiontimer.time(action action) +85    glimpse.core.extensibility.alternatemethod.newimplementation(ialternatemethodcontext context) +186    castle.dynamicproxy.abstractinvocation.proceed() +604    system.web.mvc.<>c__displayclass1a.<invokeactionresultwithfilters>b__17() +33    system.web.mvc.controlleractioninvoker.invokeactionresultfilter(iresultfilter filter, resultexecutingcontext precontext, func`1 continuation) +854172    system.web.mvc.controlleractioninvoker.invokeactionresultfilter(iresultfilter filter, resultexecutingcontext precontext, func`1 continuation) +854172    system.web.mvc.controlleractioninvoker.invokeactionresultwithfilters(controllercontext controllercontext, ilist`1 filters, actionresult actionresult) +265    system.web.mvc.async.<>c__displayclass25.<begininvokeaction>b__22(iasyncresult asyncresult) +838644    system.web.mvc.<>c__displayclass1d.<beginexecutecore>b__18(iasyncresult asyncresult) +28    system.web.mvc.async.<>c__displayclass4.<makevoiddelegate>b__3(iasyncresult ar) +15    system.web.mvc.controller.endexecutecore(iasyncresult asyncresult) +65    system.web.mvc.async.<>c__displayclass4.<makevoiddelegate>b__3(iasyncresult ar) +15    system.web.mvc.controller.endexecute(iasyncresult asyncresult) +51    system.web.mvc.<>c__displayclass8.<beginprocessrequest>b__3(iasyncresult asyncresult) +42    system.web.mvc.async.<>c__displayclass4.<makevoiddelegate>b__3(iasyncresult ar) +15    system.web.mvc.mvchandler.endprocessrequest(iasyncresult asyncresult) +51    system.web.callhandlerexecutionstep.system.web.httpapplication.iexecutionstep.execute() +606    system.web.httpapplication.executestep(iexecutionstep step, boolean& completedsynchronously) +288   version information: microsoft .net framework version:4.0.30319; asp.net version:4.0.30319.18034 

the authentication controller looks follows:

    public class authenticationcontroller : controller {     private ilogservice _logservice;     private iemailprovider _emailprovider;     private imembershipprovider _membershipprovider;     private iauthenticationprovider _authenicationprovider;      public authenticationcontroller(ilogservice logservice, iemailprovider emailprovider, imembershipprovider membershipprovider, iauthenticationprovider authenicationprovider)     {         _logservice = logservice;         _emailprovider = emailprovider;         _membershipprovider = membershipprovider;         _authenicationprovider = authenicationprovider;     }      [allowanonymous]     [httpget]     ////[outputcache(duration = 3600, varybyparam = "none")]     public actionresult index()     {         return view();     }      [allowanonymous]     [httppost]     [validatehttpantiforgerytoken]      public actionresult login(loginmodel model, string returnurl)     {         if (request.isauthenticated)         {             return redirecttoaction("index", "home");         }          if (modelstate.isvalid)         {             if (_membershipprovider.validateuser(model.username, model.password))             {                 _authenicationprovider.authenticateuser(model.username);                 ////this.httpcontext.user = new genericprincipal(new genericidentity(model.username), null);                  if (!string.isnullorempty(returnurl))                 {                     if (url.islocalurl(returnurl))                     {                         return redirect(returnurl);                     }                     else                     {                         _logservice.log(new securityexception(string.format("open redirect {0} detected (username {1})", returnurl, model.username)));                         return view("index", model);                     }                 }                 else                 {                     return redirecttoaction("index", "home");                 }             }             else             {                 modelstate.addmodelerror(string.empty, resources.controller.view.authentication.index.incorrectusernamepassword);             }         }          return view("index", model);     }      [allowanonymous]     [httppost]     [validatehttpantiforgerytoken]      public actionresult forgotpassword(loginmodel model)     {         if (modelstate.isvalidfield("username"))         {             if (!_membershipprovider.enablepasswordretrieval)             {                 throw new exception(resources.controller.view.authentication.index.passwordretreivalnotallowed);             }              imembershipuser user = _membershipprovider.findusersbyname(model.username).firstordefault();              if (user != null)             {                 try                 {                     _emailprovider.send(configurationhelper.getsmtpsettings().smtp.from, user.emailaddress, resources.global.passwordrecoveryemailsubject, user.generatepasswordretreivalemail());                     modelstate.addmodelsuccess(resources.controller.view.authentication.index.passwordsentviaemail);                 }                 catch (exception ex)                 {                     _logservice.log(ex);                     modelstate.addmodelerror(string.empty, resources.controller.view.authentication.index.unabletoretreivepassword);                 }             }             else             {                 modelstate.addmodelerror(string.empty, resources.controller.view.authentication.index.emailaddressdoesnotexist);             }         }          viewbag.showforgottenpasswordform = "true";          return view("index", model);     }      [httpget]     public actionresult logout()     {         _authenicationprovider.logout();         modelstate.addmodelinformation(resources.controller.view.authentication.index.logout);         return view("index");     } } 

my homecontroller looks follows:

public class homecontroller : controller {     private imembershipprovider _membershipprovider;     private iauthenticationprovider _authenticationprovider;      public homecontroller(imembershipprovider membershipprovider, iauthenticationprovider authenticationprovider)     {         _membershipprovider = membershipprovider;         _authenticationprovider = authenticationprovider;     }      public actionresult index()     {         return view(_membershipprovider.getcurrentuser());     } } 

see below routeconfig:

public class routeconfig {     public static void registerroutes(routecollection routes)     {         routes.ignoreroute("{resource}.axd/{*pathinfo}");          routes.maproute(             name: "default",             url: "{controller}/{action}",             defaults: new { controller = "authentication", action = "index" });     } } 

routedebugger returns true routes {controller}/{action} , {*catchall} , confirms apprelativecurrentexecutionfilepath as: ~/home

i have debugged code , can debug , step homecontroller constructor , index action method. have been able step "~/views/home/index.cshtml" throws exception @ line of code:

<span class="username">@model.username</span> 

funnily enough, before step code can add "@model.username" list of watches , can see object , properties fine, reason throws exception when stepping or on line of code.

if debugger steps homecontroller, index action method , index view, why of sudden throwing exception can't find homecontroller path "~/home"?

the captured fiddler data can found @ following link: http://d-h.st/iqv

i have used razor generator compile views , using ninject.mvc resolve controllers. it's worth mentioning have cleared down , re-generated compiled views , project not contain registered areas.

any idea's? might simple or obvious 1 i'm new mvc , reading/learning go.

thanks

so people can see question answered here why throwing exception , how fixed it:

the exception being thrown because of following line of code in homecontroller index view:

<a href="@html.action("log out","logout", "authentication")"><i class="icon-key"></i> log out</a>  

as can see it's passing wrong arguments , "log out" being passed in action name when infact should "logout". correct following , worked:

<a href="@html.action("logout", "authentication")"><i class="icon-key"></i> log out</a>  

so if you're getting exception , me can't understand why please make sure check rest of code in view make sure correct. in instance framework doesn't provide meaning exception message , stacktrace.