accessing files in App_Data folder while debugging in iis

even if i give everyone all right to this folder, my mvc4 application cant read xml files in this folder, if i put the files in another folder no problem at all.

debugging under other servers as the development or iis express gives no problem.

Re: accessing files in App_Data folder while debugging in iis

In my application, it can access the xml file in App-Data folder very well, so please provide more details that we can give you more effective help.

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Young Yang

Re: accessing files in App_Data folder while debugging in iis

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debugging under other servers as the development or iis express gives no problem.

Cassini (AKA, the asp.net development server) and IIS Express - run under your credentials. IIS 7.5 defaults to the application pool identity, which has very limited rights (for more security). See Securing Resources at http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/624/application-pool-identities/

See my blog post Test your ASP.NET MVC or WebForms Application on IIS 7 in 30 seconds