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• 08-04-2008, 12:31 AM

  see-sharper Joined on 08-04-2008, 12:15 AM Posts 6

  access denial in web app Reply Contact  I have an ASP.NET 2.0 website which contains a forum in a virtual directory, running as a separate web application. Now the main site loads fine, but the forum application falls over with this message: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Failed to start monitoring changes to 'C:\Inetpub\vhosts\menslineaus.org.au\httpdocs' because access is denied. Source Error: [No relevant source lines] Source File: C:\Inetpub\vhosts\menslineaus.org.au\httpdocs\web.config    Line: 0 I've looked this error up of course, and gathered that this is most likely a permission problem - but what?? I've added NETWORK SERVICE and ASP.NET Machine Account to the permissions. I tried altering the processModel setting in machine.config so ASPNET runs in the System process (but that was probably wrong anyway because the server is WS2003/IIS6.) I even tried temporarily giving full control to everyone. No cigar. So I'm thinking maybe this isn't a permission problem after all. Oddly - don't know if this is in any way related - I have no ASP.NET panel in IIS. Haven't worked that out either though I've tried a few things I've dug up on posts. Ideas? I should point out I'm a noob in the world of IIS admin - my thing is mainly the web development side, but cost cutting has meant I'm now the web server administrator as well ... sigh...

• 08-04-2008, 3:57 AM

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  HostingASPNet Joined on 05-03-2007, 5:18 PM Posts 92	Re: access denial in web app Reply Contact Hello, Do you have such file: C:\Inetpub\vhosts\menslineaus.org.au\httpdocs\web.config ? Also, what is your forum based- asp.net, php or other? Regards Hosting ASP.NET | Top ASP.NET Hosts

• 08-04-2008, 3:18 PM

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  tomkmvp Joined on 03-20-2003, 6:27 AM Lawrenceville, NJ Posts 3,836	Re: access denial in web app Reply Contact For starters, make sure that IIS_WPG has at least NTFS Read permissions to C:\Inetpub\vhosts\menslineaus.org.au\httpdocs. Tom Kaminski IIS MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ http://blogs.iis.net/tomkmvp/

• 08-04-2008, 7:07 PM

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  see-sharper Joined on 08-04-2008, 12:15 AM Posts 6	Re: access denial in web app Reply Contact Thank you Tom - that has at least got me through to the next layer of the error onion! Now I've got "ConnectionString property has not been initialized", but that at least is something I have a hope of understanding. Cheers.