public ActionResult Index(usertable usr) { //get username and password from the user //check it against the database usertable sujitabooksEntities dbObject = new sujitabooksEntities(); var checkUser = dbObject.usertables.Where(l => l.u_name.Equals(usr.u_name) && l.u_password.Equals(usr.u_password)).FirstOrDefault(); if (checkUser != null) { var loggeduser = dbObject.usertables.Where(l => l.u_name.Equals(usr.u_name)).FirstOrDefault(); Session["u_name"] = loggeduser.u_name.ToString(); Session["u_id"] = loggeduser.u_id.ToString(); return(RedirectToAction("Dashboard")); } else { ViewBag.msg = "Invalid Username or Password"; } return(View()); }