Re: ASPNET account doesn't exist on Windows Server 2003

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"cwbp17" <cwbp17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Where would I look for the ASP.NET component? On the file system?
>
> Or do I look for ASPNET_WP.exe?
>
> I have visual studio 2003 on Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0.
>
> bebop
>
> "AllenM" wrote:
>
>> This does exist on Windows 2003 server. Did you load the ASP.NET
>> component?
>> This will create the ASPNET account the the ASPNET_WP.exe executable.
>>
>>
>> "cwbp17" <cwbp17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:85DCB90F-AE35-45C5-8385-B886659FD3A5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I've reinstalled my Windows 2003 server and VS2003 without much luck on
>> > finding this ASP.NET account. Using IIS 6.0.
>> >
>> > My c# application requires access to read a file (C:\\Test.jpg) from
>> > the
>> > file system.
>> >
>> > Keep receiving the following error:
>> >
>> > ***********
>> > General access denied error
>> >
>> > 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.UnauthorizedAccessException: General access
>> > denied
>> > error
>> >
>> > 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 IIS6) 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 write access to a file, right-click the file in
>> > Explorer,
>> > choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add
>> > the
>> > appopriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the
>> > boxes
>> > for the desired access.
>> >
>> > *******
>> >
>> > I tried impersonation by putting the following in the web.config file
>> > of
>> > my
>> > application: the user has administrative privileges
>> >
>> > <identity impersonate="true" userName="username" password="password" />
>> >
>> > That didn't work. Kept receiving the same error.
>> >
>> > I then found the following to try to recreate the ASP.NET account using
>> > the
>> > run command:
>> >
>> > %systemroot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis.exe /i
>> >
>> > that didn't work either because aspnet_regiis.exe works with XP not
>> > Windows
>> > Server 2003.
>> >
>> > Could anyone help me with this? Is there a solution on finding this
>> > ASP.NET
>> > account on Windows Server 2003?
>> >
>> > I'm using IIS 6.0.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > bebop
>> >
>>
>>
>>


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