I have a web application developed in ASP.net 4.0 and hosted in IIS7(ProdServer).
In one of the pages I am creating a file and storing it in \someOtherServer\Storage\
folder.
when I log on to production server and hit run and \someOtherServer\Storage\
I am able to browse the folder.
When I run my ASP.net application I get the error
Access to the path '0' is denied.
Exception Details: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path '0' is denied.
ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6 and IIS 7, and the configured application pool identity on IIS 7.5) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via , the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user.
To grant ASP.NET access to a file, right-click the file in Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access.
You will have to look at the identity of the apppool under which your ASP.net site is running and make sure that account has permissions to the resource on the other server.
To do this in IIS 7, do the following:
Open IIS manager and browse to the site where this is happening.
Right click on the site and select Manage Application -> Advanced settings.
The top most setting will show the name of the application pool you are running under. Most probably it is DefaultAppPool, but it could be something else too (preferably it should be something else).
Now cancel and click on the Application Pools node in IIS manager and right click on the application pool you saw above and select advanced settings.
Look at the Identity setting under process model - this might be ApplicationPoolIdentity. For you to access a resource on another machine you will have to run it either as NetworkService or as a domain account. I suggest you try the one and then the other. The domain account should be a service account which password does not expire (otherwise every time it expires you will have to retype it in here). Make sure that the domain account has access to the shared resource on the remote server.
Hope that helps someone.
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I get the following .NET error when trying to load my Orchard CMS website:
Access to the path '\\.........\www\App_Data\Dependencies\Lucene.dll' is denied.
Exception Details: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path '\\WDP\DFS\30\7\4\5\3024678547\user\sites\5481517.site\www\App_Data\Dependencies\Lucene.dll' is denied.
ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6 and IIS 7, and the configured application pool identity on IIS 7.5) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via <identity impersonate="true"/>, the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user.
To grant ASP.NET access to a file, right-click the file in File Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access.
How do I actually go about granting access rights? I've googled and found I should go into the server and right-click on the directory and edit the properties. BUT, I am in a shared hosting plan and don't think I can do that.
Am I pretty much at a dead end?
Things I've tried:
Setting file permissions through FTP, but I get a:
500 'SITE CHMOD 777...command not understood
I've downloaded and installed IIS Manager and successfully connected to my site, but still did not find any options to set permissions in there.
I've also called Network Solutions, but all I was told was to try to do the file permissions settings (as I mentioned above).
Thanks in advance.
I published my website on the IIS6.
When saving a file by File.WriteAllText("C:\" + txtSaveExport.Text + ".CSV", b.ToString());. Its gives an error as:
em.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\hj.CSV' is denied. ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6 and IIS 7, and the configured application pool identity on IIS 7.5) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via , the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user.
To grant ASP.NET access to a file, right-click the file in Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access.``
How can this be handled?
You need to give writing permissions to the Aspnet user in that folder.
See this:
http://devnet.logixml.com/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Article&dnDocID=209
Best regards.
It's not a good idea to write to a variable directory under C: drive. I suggest you not to give permissions to write under C, rather, write to a directory under your web app's directory, which you can get by Server.MapPath("~"). Make sure you give write access to the application pool's user account to whatever folder under your app directory, and you'll be much safer.
I created a web application by going to IIS right-clicking on Default Web Site and selecting Add Application. Then I give the Alias name, select DefaultAppPool and point it to Physical path.
When I try to browse to http://localhost/mywebapp I get 'Access is denied' with following details:
Error message 401.2.: Unauthorized: Logon failed due to server
configuration. Verify that you have permission to view this directory
or page based on the credentials you supplied and the authentication
methods enabled on the Web server. Contact the Web server's
administrator for additional assistance.
Anonymous Authentication is enabled on the IIS Website.
The web application is ASP.NET MVC5 application.
The web application is running under its default identity: ApplicationPoolIdentity
Here are the settings for DefaultAppPool
Make sure your application is not on a network share or in the windows user (magic) directory. (It can be in the Visual Studio default magic user directory if you follow my instructions below)
If you're on Win7, create a new MVC 3 application, ^F5 to run. Then in solution explorer, right click the project and select properties. In the left pane, select the Web tab. The default is Cassini ( Use Visual Studio Development Server). Select the next radio, Use Local IIS Web server. Now ^F5 and it will launch your app from IIS. You can also find your application in IIS manager and in the right pane, select browse 80. Now that it's working, compare the differences in your two application.
Your approach should also work. You might try creating a new MVC application and use your approach to test on IIS. The most common mistake is creating a vDir, not an application
The error message is pretty good. To set ACLS on the application pool identity, follow the instructions under Securing Resources at http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/624/application-pool-identities/
Also see Understanding Built-In User and Group Accounts in IIS 7
IF the new MVC app should fail, repeat, but create a Web Forms app.
Make sure IUSR has permission to the directory that webapp is sitting in.
Also, if your application is accessing permissioned resources(File IO, MSMQ...etc), you will have to change the Identity of the app pool or make sure ISUR has permission.
Make sure that the NETWORK SERVICE account (or whatever system account IIS is using) has permissions to the application folder.
To check the system account that's being used, go to the application pool settings, and the system account will be listed under the Identity tab:
EDIT
Make sure that the application is using the correct application pool. Also, if you haven't already specified a default document, that could be your problem. You can test this by including a page name in the URL, e.g. http://localhost/mywebapp/default.aspx
I am getting this errror in my newly created website in Windows 7 and IIS 7.5. I created an SSL certificate and done binding new website.
HTTP Error 401.3 - Unauthorized
You do not have permission to view this directory or page because of the access control list (ACL) configuration or encryption settings for this resource on the Web server.
Earlier when I created the website, I selected 'application user(pass through authentication)' in 'Add Website' dialogue. and when I click "Test Settings ..." button, I get this error message:
The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a built-in account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is joined to a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem, verify that \$ has Read access to the physical path. Then test these settings again.
Please suggest solution to this.
Thanks.
I had the same issue, ensured my DefaultAppPool was running under ApplicationPoolIdentity and the DefaultAppPool had permissions to the folder, but some files still didn't load.
Turns out my problem was that the anonymous authentication user was set to someone else instead of ApplicationPoolIdentity
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Make sure that application pool of your website and website both are running under the same identity. Then make sure that this identity has required permissions on the virtual directory. I had exact same issue and above two checks fixed it.
IIS 7 also creates "IUSR" as default user to access files via IIS. So make sure user IUSR has read access to files/folders.
How to check if IUSR has read Access? Right Click -> Folder -> Properties -> Security Tab See if IUSR is in Group or user names list, If No.
Click Edit -> Add -> Advanced -> Find Now -> Select IUSR and click OK -->click Apply
The below worked for me. I did not set up an SSL, just a new website within IIS. Upon doing so I was immediately unable to access the website with this error message.
When I created the new website, a new Application Pool was also created. The Identity of this Application Pool was set to ApplicationPoolIdentity. As mentioned by Suhas, the Application Pool of the website and the website itself must be running under the same identity. (I do not know how to check the identity of the website, but the Application Pool's Identity can be checked by going to Application Pools and looking at the Identity column). The default Application Pool name is DefaultAppPool.
I added permissions to the site (right click the site name -> Edit Permissions -> Security -> Edit -> Add), linking the site to the DefaultAppPool object, which in turn gives the site access to the default user and it's settings. (The default user is created when IIS is installed. Read more about this in Microsoft's docs).
I thought this would be all that's needed to obtain access, but this is incorrect. The website's Application Pool must also be set to DefaultAppPool. This can be done by right clicking on the site -> Manage Website -> Advanced Settings -> Change the Application Pool value to DefaultAppPool.
I am using windows authentication without impersonation on my company's intranet website with IIS7.
Under IIS7, what account is used to access the folder which contains my web app using these settings?
Would it be IIS_IUSRS? Or NETWORK SERVICE? Or another I don't know about?
In IIS 7 (not IIS 7.5), sites access files and folders based on the account set on the application pool for the site. By default, in IIS7, this account is NETWORK SERVICE.
Specify an Identity for an Application Pool (IIS 7)
In IIS 7.5 (Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7), the application pools run under the ApplicationPoolIdentity which is created when the application pool starts. If you want to set ACLS for this account, you need to choose IIS AppPool\<yourpoolname> instead of NT Authority\Network Service.
http://forums.iis.net/t/1187650.aspx has the answer. Setting the iis authentication to appliction pool identity will resolve this.
In IIS Authentication, Anonymous Authentication was set to "Specific User". When I changed it to Application Pool, I can access the site.
To set, click on your website in IIS and double-click "Authentication". Right-click on "Anonymous Authentication" and click "Edit..." option. Switch from "Specific User" to "Application pool identity". Now you should be able to set file and folder permissions using the IIS AppPool\{Your App Pool Name}.
If it's any help to anyone, give permission to "IIS_IUSRS" group.
Note that if you can't find "IIS_IUSRS", try prepending it with your server's name, like "MySexyServer\IIS_IUSRS".
Running IIS 7.5, I had luck adding permissions for the local computer user IUSR. The app pool user didn't work.
Worked for me in 30 seconds, short and sweet:
In IIS Manager (run inetmgr)
Go to ApplicationPool -> Advanced Settings
Set ApplicationPoolIdentity to NetworkService
Go to the file, right click properties, go to security, click edit, click add, enter Network Service (with space, then click 'check names'), and give full control (or just whatever permissions you need)
Working on IIS 7.5 and Windows 7 i couldnt give permission
APPPOOL/Mypool
IUSR and IIS_IUSRS permissions not working for me
I got to problem this way:
-Created console application with C#
-This appliaction using createeventsource like this
if(!System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists(sourceName)) System.Diagnostics.EventLog.CreateEventSource(sourceName,logName);
-Build solution and get .exe file
-Run exe as administator.This create log file.
NOTE: Dont remember Event viewer must be refresh for see the log.
I hope this solution helps someone :)
Read/Write permission for Web host application using IIS follow following step:-
1)Check the Application pool for the Site
2)Go to Application Pool and Check the Identity of the Site.
3)Explorer the Site and go to the main folder and right-click on that folder.
4)Go to Security Tab and click on the Edit button and then click on the user Identity and below you can see the multiple check box options which you want to provide permission for authenticated users after selecting the check box click on save.