My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

I finished a web site using Visual Studio 2005 ( ASP.NET ) and C# language.

In the Visual Studio internal server, it works perfectly, however after transferring the SI folder ( that contains the web site pages ) inside the C:\inetpub\wwwroot folder, and I typed its URL address in the browser, http://pegasus/SI/default.aspx, I get this error message:

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Server Error in '/SI' Application.

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Configuration Error

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Failed to start monitoring changes to 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config' because access is denied.

Source Error:

[No relevant source lines]

Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config Line: 0

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42

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The strange thing is that there is no "web.config" file inside "wwwroot" folder.

How can I fix this problem and make the web site run inside IIS ?

( My OS is Windows XP )

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

<div>If you have actually transferred all your files to the root of your local IIS server, you should probably use:</div> <div> </div> <div>http://pegasus/default.aspx</div> <div> </div> <div>and not:</div> <div> </div> <div>http://pegasus/SI/default.aspx</div> <div> </div> <div>However, in most cases, normal procedure would be to create a "virtual directory" called SI using the IIS Management Console and point to the location of your present SI files when prompted by the wizard you'll see when creating your virtual directory. </div> <div> </div> <div>Depending upon your setup, you may also have to select the Asp.Net 2.0 framework in the properties dialogue, add Default .aspx to default documents if it's not precluded in the list of default docs.</div> <div> </div> <div>As you may know, there are great deployment functions included in VS 2005 which will do most of the work for you. By clicking "build > publish website > ...", and choosing "Local IIS", you can do all the necessary steps from right within VS, including creating a new Virtual folder or new Web Application for your local project.</div> <div> </div> <div>Aiding in scenarios like yours unfortunately involves a lot of guesswork, however, I hope this helps.</div>

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Has any ASP.NET page ever worked on this site? Did you install ASP.NET on the system? Have you tried using aspnet_regiis to clear this up?

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Is there a way, programmatically, to easily force IIS to register ASP.Net 2.0 for a web project at installation time, either in the custom class or in a config of the web setup project, when you already have 2.0 and 1.1 framework installed on the machine ?

Thanks in advance!

Isabelle

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi adec

<<<If you have actually transferred all your files to the root of your local IIS server, you should probably use:

http://pegasus/default.aspx

and not:

http://pegasus/SI/default.aspx >>>

No adec, actually I created a folder SI inside wwwroot.

<<<However, in most cases, normal procedure would be to create a "virtual directory" called SI using the IIS Management Console and point to the location of your present SI files when prompted by the wizard you'll see when creating your virtual directory.>>>

I already did it.

<<<Depending upon your setup, you may also have to select the Asp.Net 2.0 framework in the properties dialogue, add Default .aspx to default documents if it's not precluded in the list of default docs.>>>

Inside the SI folder properties, the tab ASP.NET has only one option and is set to version and it is already set to 2.0.

The location is also set correctly C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\SI\web.config

However, I notice that in the properties of Default Web Site, ( web.config ) location is set to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config and there is NO web.config there.

Since, I guess, Default Web Site corresponds to wwwroot, which has NO web.config file, should it be set like that ?

<<<As you may know, there are great deployment functions included in VS 2005 which will do most of the work for you. By clicking "build > publish website > ...", and choosing "Local IIS", you can do all the necessary steps from right within VS, including creating a new Virtual folder or new Web Application for your local project.>>>

In Visual Studio 2005 there is NO Local IIS option in the Build->Publish box. Instead it asks, to write down the Location target.

Which contains a default option set to Allow this precompiled site to be updated and I did not change it.

I tried to publish in both ways, by using the real path ( C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SI) and the virtual one ( http://pegasus/SI), but I keep getting the same message error.

2- So I still wonder if the properties of Default Web Site, in IIS, should not have also its ( web.config ) location set to identically as in SI folder.

If so, how to make this change, I did not find any way to change this setting ?

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Did you configure the SI folder as an application root?

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

<<<Did you configure the SI folder as an application root?>>>

No.

How to do that, Jeff ?

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

See:

IIS Insider January 2006:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/insider/iisi0106.mspx

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

I found out that the web site folder ( SI) was already configured as an application root. However the web page that you suggested says that an application root is indicated with a gear icon. But I think that probably this was the case of older ASP.NET versions. In the ASP.NET 2.0 the icon that appears is like a box with its top open. Just to be sure that I did the right thing I removed the former configuration and I set the folder as application root again.

The problem still remains. I still get the same error message.

I am intrigued. Why the application or the browser is looking for the web.config file in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ instead inside the web site folder ( SI) as suggested by this part of the message error: Failed to start monitoring changes to 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config' because access is denied. ?

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Is there a web.config in he root? Is the root a different app? Are you using the default asp.net process account?

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

<<Is there a web.config in he root?>>

If you are talking about the wwwroot folder then no.

<< Is the root a different app?>>

Not sure what you meant. The wwwroot folder has just its default files because this time I deleted the former SI folder ( that was inside wwwroot ) and decided to create the SI folder in a different drive ( E ) and set it as virtual.

<<Are you using the default asp.net process account?>>

Not sure what you mean by that Jeff. The page the initiates the web site is Default.aspx if it is that what you meant.

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

I was thinking your error might not be related to the app you are working on if another app existed in the root of the site. I also thought if you had changed the ASP.NET process account you might need to change permissions in the web structure as well. Neither seems the case for you by what you describe. But just in case, take a look at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316721/

I still think this is a permission related issue, and the message as to which file may be misleading. Also, try a Hello World ASPX app to test this. If that works we need to look at what your app does, whether it uses SQL, if it access any files/folders using another account besides the ASP.NET process account, etc.

Also, what operating system is the server?

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

I am still learning ASP.NET. I am not sure about what you meant by ASP.NET process account.

The link you provide was not very helpful.

If you think that it is a permission related issue then what permissions exactly the SI folder must have and where to set them.

I tried a Hello World ASPX app and I received the same error message again.

The OS is Windows XP professional.

Here is some additional info that might give you some clues:

1-In the ASP.NET Configuration Settings of SI virtual directory, the Auhentication mode is set to Forms. Shouldnt it be Windows ?

2- I dont know how relevant this is but here is how connectionStrings is set in the web.config of SI web site:

</connectionStrings>

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

The ASP.NET process account is the account that all your ASP.NET processes run under. It varies by operating system and cdan vary based on how you set up application pools, if any. If you're asking what it is I assume you haven't changed it, so the account is either ASPNET on Windows XP or NETWORK SERVICE on Server 2003.

The link I posted has the exact permissions needed, and both how and where to set them. Quoting:

To add read, execute, and list access for the ASPNET account on the root Web site or on any virtual directory, follow these steps: 1. In Windows Explorer, browse to the folder that contains the root Web site (which is C:\Inetpub\Wwwroot by default) or the virtual directory.
2. Right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
3. On the Security tab, click Add.
4. Type ComputerName\ASPNET (for example, on a computer named Webdev, type Webdev\ASPNET), and then click OK.
5. Allow the following permissions for the ASPNET account:
Read & Execute
List Folder Contents
Read
6. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box and to save the changes.

Note that you need to do this on the folders that comprise the web site root and the folders where your virtual directory points to.

If a Hello World app does this, it's almost definitely file/folder permissions which need to be set.

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

<<To add read, execute, and list access for the ASPNET account on the root Web site or on any virtual directory, follow these steps: 1. In Windows Explorer, browse to the folder that contains the root Web site (which is C:\Inetpub\Wwwroot by default) or the virtual directory.
2. Right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
3. On the Security tab, click Add.
4. Type ComputerName\ASPNET (for example, on a computer named Webdev, type Webdev\ASPNET), and then click OK.
5. Allow the following permissions for the ASPNET account:
Read & Execute
List Folder Contents
Read
6. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box and to save the changes. >>

A - The problem is that there is no "Security tab" in Properties.

Instead it has a "Web Sharing" tab as you can see in this picture:

http://www.dreamsart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stratos/properties.gif

So I decided to set the options I found there for the "wwwwroot" folder like in this picture:

http://www.dreamsart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stratos/websharing.gif

Regarding the Hello folder I set it like this picture :

http://www.dreamsart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stratos/hellosettings.gif

However when I tried to see the Default.aspx of "hello", I got this error message:

Server Error in '/si' Application.

The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.3 Client was not authenticated

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.Net.Mail.SmtpException: The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.3 Client was not authenticated

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

...

So what is the problem now, Jeff ?

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

Oops, I pasted the wrong error message. Actually, the correct one is a repetition of the previous one:

Server Error in '/hello' Application.

Configuration Error

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Failed to start monitoring changes to 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config' because access is denied.

Source Error:

[No relevant source lines]

Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config Line: 0

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

paradise_wolf

A - The problem is that there is no "Security tab" in Properties.

Turn off simple file sharing:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

I turned off simple file sharing and I am still getting the same error message !

Gosh ! I did not know that it was so hard to just publish an ASP.NET web site !

Jeff, is there some site that has the recipe for all correct settings and configurations necessary to a successful deployment of a web site ?

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

You turn off simple file sharing to allow you to set permissions. Now go back and follow the post on setting permissions. The security tab will be there this time.

There is no "recipe" for configuring a site because there are way too many variables. Some of what you are experiencing is basic Windows administration, not really related to configuring a web site but something you also need to know.

And there is a solution to making this work extremely easily. Use a hosting service.

Jeff

Re: My ASP.NET 2.0 Web Pages do not run inside IIS

Hi Jeff

<< You turn off simple file sharing to allow you to set permissions. Now go back and follow the post on setting permissions. The security tab will be there this time.>>

I did this procedure and the Hello web site is WORKING NOW !!!

However in the SI web site I am getting this message error:

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Server Error in '/si' Application.

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The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.3 Client was not authenticated

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[SmtpException: The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.3 Client was not authenticated]

System.Net.Mail.MailCommand.CheckResponse(SmtpStatusCode statusCode, String response) +822504

System.Net.Mail.MailCommand.Send(SmtpConnection conn, Byte[] command, String from) +39

System.Net.Mail.SmtpTransport.SendMail(MailAddress sender, MailAddressCollection recipients, String deliveryNotify, SmtpFailedRecipientException& exception) +95

System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message) +2004

Utilities.SendErrorLogEmail(Exception ex) +208

GenericDataAccess.ExecuteSelectCommand(DbCommand command) +108

CatalogAccess.GetMainDocDetails() +29

UserControls_ShowMainDoc.PopulateControls() +12

UserControls_ShowMainDoc.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +21

System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e) +15

System.Web.Util.CalliEventHandlerDelegateProxy.Callback(Object sender, EventArgs e) +34

System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +99

System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +47

System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +131

System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1061

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42