I am having issues with the LoginLink control. When I run my local dev site from Visual Studios everything works as expected except for when I try to sign in. I get the error "Input parameter 'controlId' cannot be an empty string."

Thanks in advance...

Here are the error details:

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Input parameter 'controlId' cannot be an empty string.

Source Error:

Line 1535:                }
Line 1536:
Line 1537:                base.Render(writer);
Line 1538:                return;
Line 1539:            }

Source File: I:\mojoBase\Web\Components\mojoBasePage.cs    Line: 1537

Stack Trace:

[ArgumentException: Input parameter 'controlId' cannot be an empty string.]
   System.Web.Util.StringUtil.CheckAndTrimString(String paramValue, String paramName, Boolean throwIfNull, Int32 lengthToCheck) +3005261
   System.Web.UI.ClientScriptManager.RegisterExpandoAttribute(String controlId, String attributeName, String attributeValue, Boolean encode) +52
   System.Web.UI.ScriptRegistrationManager.RegisterExpandoAttribute(Control control, String controlId, String attributeName, String attributeValue, Boolean encode) +115
   System.Web.UI.ScriptManager.RegisterExpandoAttribute(Control control, String controlId, String attributeName, String attributeValue, Boolean encode) +44

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(IRuntimeMethodInfo method, Object target, Object[] arguments, SignatureStruct& sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeType typeOwner) +0
   System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(IRuntimeMethodInfo method, Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeType typeOwner) +72
   System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks) +251
   System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) +28
   System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] providedArgs, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParams) +2377
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.ValidatorCompatibilityHelper.RegisterExpandoAttribute(Control control, String controlId, String attributeName, String attributeValue, Boolean encode) +170
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseValidator.AddAttributesToRender(HtmlTextWriter writer) +330
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.RegularExpressionValidator.AddAttributesToRender(HtmlTextWriter writer) +18
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.RenderBeginTag(HtmlTextWriter writer) +20
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseValidator.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +445
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Login.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +118
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.Control.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +32
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +32
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.Control.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +32
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +173
   System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlContainerControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +31
   System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.Render(HtmlTextWriter output) +53
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlForm.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +40
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlContainerControl.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +31
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.Control.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +10
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildrenInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ICollection children) +208
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer) +8
   System.Web.UI.Page.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) +29
   mojoPortal.Web.mojoBasePage.Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) in I:\mojoBase\Web\Components\mojoBasePage.cs:1537
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControlInternal(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +27
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer, ControlAdapter adapter) +100
   System.Web.UI.Control.RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer) +25
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3060

Thanks for your help.  The only code I have changed is in the skin's layout.master. This is what it looks like:

<%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="~/App_MasterPages/layout.Master.cs" Inherits="mojoPortal.Web.layout" %>
<!doctype html>
<!--[if lt IE 7]><html class="no-js ie6 oldie" lang="en"><![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 7]><html class="no-js ie7 oldie" lang="en"><![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8]><html class="no-js ie8 oldie" lang="en"><![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9]><html class="no-js ie9" lang="en"><![endif]-->
<!--[if (gt IE 9)|!(IE)]><!-->
<html class="no-js" lang="en">
<!--<![endif]-->
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<script type="text/javascript" src="/Data/srbcjs/modernizr.custom.41504.js"></script>
<!--[if (gte IE 6)&(lte IE 8)]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/Data/srbcjs/selectivizer-min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->

<!--[if lt IE 7 ]>
    <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/chrome-frame/1.0.2/CFInstall.min.js"></script>
    <script>window.attachEvent("onload",function(){CFInstall.check({mode:"overlay"})})</script>
<![endif]-->
    <title></title>
   
    <portal:StyleSheetCombiner ID="StyleSheetCombiner" runat="server"
        JQueryUIThemeName="cupertino" UseIconsForAdminLinks="false" UseTextLinksForFeatureSettings="true" />
   
    <portal:MetaContent ID="MetaContent" runat="server" />
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <portal:Favicon ID="Favicon1" runat="server" />
    <portal:ScriptLoader ID="ScriptLoader1" runat="server" />
    <portal:SkinFolderScript ID="sfs1" runat="server" ScriptFileName="script.js" AddToCombinedScript="true" />
</head>
<body class="pagebody" id="Body" runat="server">
    <portal:AnalyticsAsyncTopScript ID="analyticsTop" runat="server" />
    <form id="frmMain" runat="server">
    <asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="SiteMapData" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="false" />
    <asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="PageMapDataSource" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="false" />
    <asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="ChildPageSiteMapData" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="false" />
    <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" EnablePageMethods="true" runat="server" EnableScriptGlobalization="true" EnableScriptLocalization="true" />
   
    <div id="pageWrapper">   
  
   
    <!-- Header BG -->    
    <div id="header_bg">

    <!-- Main Page Container -->
    <div class="container" id="pageTop">


<!-- Page Header -->
<header class="pageHeader">
<div class="row navShow">
<div class="twelvecol last navigationDisplay" id="navigationDisplay">


<!-- Logo -->
 <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLinkLogo" runat="server" SkinID="MainHyperLinkLogo" EnableViewState="false" />

 <!-- Service Drop Down Panel Link -->
<a id="servicePanelLink" href="#">SERVICE TIMES &nbsp; | &nbsp; LOCATION &nbsp; <span id="panelArrow"></span></a>

<!-- Ministry Drop Down Panel Link -->
<div id="minTab"><a href="#" class="minTabTrigger" title="Ministry Index"></a>
</div>

<div class="row">
<div class="eightcol"></div>
<div class="fourcol last" id="loginViewCol">

<portal:LoginLink id="LoginLink" runat="server" RenderAsListItem="true" />
        <portal:LogoutLink id="LogoutLink" runat="server" RenderAsListItem="true" />

</div>

</div>

<nav id="globalNav">
<div class="globalNavWrapper">
 <div class="globalMenuWrapper">
 <portal:SiteMenu ID="SiteMenu1" runat="server" UseTreeView="true" TreeViewPopulateOnDemand="false" HideMenuOnSiteMap="false" SuppressImages="true"></portal:SiteMenu> 

 </div>
</div>

</nav>

</div>
</div>
</header>                           
                       
<div id="main">       
                                                     <asp:Panel ID="divLeft" runat="server" CssClass="art-layout-cell art-sidebar1 leftside"
                                    Visible="True" SkinID="pnlPlain">
                                    <portal:PageMenu ID="PageMenu1" runat="server" UseTreeView="true" IsSubMenu="true"
                                        TreeViewShowExpandCollapse="false" />
                                    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="leftContent" runat="server">
                                    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
                                </asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel ID="divCenter" runat="server" Visible="True" CssClass="center-rightandleftmargins"
                                    SkinID="pnlPlain">
                                    <portal:Breadcrumbs ID="Breadcrumbs" runat="server"></portal:Breadcrumbs>
                                    <portal:ChildPageMenu ID="ChildPageMenu" runat="server" CssClass="txtnormal"></portal:ChildPageMenu>
                                    <a id="startcontent"></a>
                                    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="mainContent" runat="server">
                                    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
                                </asp:Panel>                       <asp:Panel ID="divRight" runat="server" Visible="True" CssClass="art-layout-cell art-sidebar2 rightside"
                                    SkinID="pnlPlain">
                                    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="rightContent" runat="server">
                                    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
                                </asp:Panel>

<portal:AutoHidePanel ID="ah1" runat="server">
            <div id="toolbarbut">
                <span class="showbar"><a href="#">show bar</a></span>
            </div>
            <div id="toolbar">
                <div class="toolbarleft">
                    &nbsp;
                </div>
                <div class="toolbarright">
                    <span class="downarr"><a href="#"></a></span>
                    <portal:AdminMenuLink ID="lnkAdminMenu" runat="server" />
                    <portal:FileManagerLink ID="lnkFileManager" runat="server" />
                    <portal:NewPageLink ID="lnkNewPage" runat="server" />
                    <portal:PageEditFeaturesLink ID="lnkPageContent" runat="server" />
                    <portal:PageEditSettingsLink ID="lnkPageSettings" runat="server" />
                    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="pageEditContent" runat="server">
                    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
                </div>
            </div>
        </portal:AutoHidePanel>
</div>
</div>
</div>                          
</div>


<!-- Page Footer -->
<footer class="pageFooter">
<div class="footerDivider"></div>
<div class="footerContent">
<div class="container">
<asp:ImageMap ID="ImageMapFlag" runat="server" SkinID="SocialMediaImageMapFlag" AlternateText="Follow Us on Facebook and Twitter" EnableViewState="false">
</asp:ImageMap>

<!-- Footer Links -->
<div class="row links">
                    <nav>
                        <!-- Links Col 1 -->
                        <div class="twocol">
                            <h1 class="footerHeading footerLinkHeading">
                                Quick Links</h1>
                            <ul class="footerLinks">
                                <li><a href="#">I'm New to SRBC</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">Directions</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">Calendar</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li>
                            </ul>
                           
                        </div>
                        <!-- Links Col 2 -->
                        <div class="twocol">
                            <h1 class="footerHeading footerLinkHeading">
                                About Us</h1>
                            <ul class="footerLinks">
                                <li><a href="#">Our History</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">What We Believe</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">Meet Our Staff</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">Office Hours</a></li>
                            </ul>
                        </div>
                        <!-- Links Col  3 -->
                        <div class="twocol">
                            <h1 class="footerHeading footerLinkHeading">
                                Media</h1>
                            <ul class="footerLinks">
                                <li><a href="#">Sermons</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">Newsletter</a></li>
                                <li><a rel="leanModal" href="#newsletterSignUp">Email Sign Up</a></li>
                                <li><a href="#">Media Center</a></li>
                            </ul>
                        </div>
                    </nav>
                    <div class="threecol last srbcInfo">
                       
                    </div>

                    <div class="row">
                    <div class="twelvecol last">
                     <!-- search -->
                   
</div>
                   
                    </div>
                </div>

</div>
</div>

<p class="copyRight">
        
                <asp:Label ID="copyRightDateLabel" runat="server" EnableViewState="false"></asp:Label>
          
            <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" runat="server" SkinID="CopyRightLink" EnableViewState="false" />
            |
      <a href="#privacyPolicy" id="privacyPolicyModal" title="Privacy Policy" rel="leanModal">Privacy Policy</a>    
       
                                    <portal:SiteMapLink ID="SiteMapLink1" runat="server" CssClass="sitemaplink" />
                                    |
                                    <portal:CopyrightLabel ID="cl1" runat="server" ShowYear="true" BeginYear="2008" />
                                   </p>
       

</footer>
    </form>
    <portal:AnalyticsAsyncBottomScript ID="analyticsBottom" runat="server" />
</body>
</html>
 

No, it doesn't happen with other skins. And I am working from the repository via tortoisehg.  I copied one of the provided skin files as a template and then adjusted it to my own design.

I have tried multiple ways to fix this problem.  Even stripped everything out of the master except the required controls. Is there any possible what I could upload my files/source code somewhere and someone could take a look at it? I have no idea what is causing this.

one more thing....

I also changed the client id mode to static rather than auto. Is this a problem?