>I figured it was something simple....cause it was so hard to solve.....
>project during debug run. Highlighting the default.aspx before debug
>start or explicitly setting Default.aspx to the start page works.
>run - it just HTTP 403s.
>just really rusty....
>Thanks for all your help....
>news:OHtfHl14IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Quote:
>>Juan,
>>>
>>Case is at
>>
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualS...dbackID=355757
>>if you're interested. Ironic thing was When I was going through the
>>routine which had failed so many times to do the bug report, it worked!
>>But I cannot find a way to get these other apps to work correctly at
>>all....
>>>
>>Thanks
>>Harry
>>>
>>"Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@phgt.netwrote in message
>>news:%23iB71Is4IHA.4988@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl.. .
>>>Thanks Juan!
>>>>
>>>I tried the workaround and could never get it to work - I'll send this
>>>to MS and maybe somebody can help. It's amazing that we're the only
>>>two people in the world that have ever run into this to date....
>>>>
>>>Harry
>>>(have bug, will find....)
>>>>
>>>"Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@nowhere.comwrote in message
>>>news:eFX4%23Xh4IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl. ..
>>>>re:
>>>>!what's the url to the "Connect site" ?
>>>>>
>>>>
http://connect.microsoft.com/
>>>>>
>>>>You'll need to use your Windows Live ID to sign in.
>>>>If you don't have one, create one and then sign in to Connect.
>>>>>
>>>>re:
>>>>>Also now after doing this I've getting the following error on build
>>>>!Error 1 It is an error to use a section registered as
>>>>!allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level.
>>>>>
>>>>That error is caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an
>>>>application in IIS.
>>>>Check in your IIS Manager, and make sure you created a virtual
>>>>directory for your app.
>>>>>
>>>>re:
>>>>!Looks like when you publish this it just reverts to using the old
>>>>dev server
>>>>!and not IIS
http://localhost:4788/TestWebApplication/
>>>>!which does work but I want to use IIS
>>>>>
>>>>You need to open the property pages for the project, and configure the
>>>>"Use custom server"
>>>>option to
http://localhost/ApplicationName/, (the same virtual
>>>>directory name created in IIS)
>>>>and you will be able to browse the project from within VS 2008 using
>>>>IIS.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
>>>>asp.net faq :
http://asp.net.do/faq/
>>>>foros de asp.net, en espaņol :
http://asp.net.do/foros/
>>>>======================================
>>>>"Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@phgt.netwrote in message
>>>>news:%23NJYc8g4IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl.. .
>>>>>Sure Juan - what's the url to the "Connect site" ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>Also now after doing this I've getting the following error on build
>>>>>Error 1 It is an error to use a section registered as
>>>>>allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This
>>>>>error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an
>>>>>application in IIS. D:\_VS2008
>>>>>PROJECTS\TestWebApp\TestWebApp\Web.config 70
>>>>>>
>>>>>Seems like the publish took away the projects web app status.
>>>>>>
>>>>>My project now looks like "D:\_VS2008 PROJECTS\TestWebApp\
>>>>>>
>>>>>Looks like when you publish this it just reverts to using the old dev
>>>>>server and not IIS
>>>>>
http://localhost:4788/TestWebApplication/
>>>>>which does work but I want to use IIS........
>>>>>>
>>>>>what's the url to the "Connect site" ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>Harry
>>>>>>
>>>>>"Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@nowhere.comwrote in message
>>>>>news:uhqK6fg4IHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl.. .
>>>>>>re:
>>>>>>!Just when I switch to IIS in VS2008 project properties - WEB do I
>>>>>>run into problems
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>I just reproduced what you're seeing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>I think it may be related to VS 2008 running ASP.NET apps as
>>>>>>MachineName\Administrator,
>>>>>>while IIS runs them as MachineName\ASP.NET_account, in your case :
>>>>>>MachineName\ASPNET
>>>>>>and in my case, MachineName\Network Service.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>What I don't understand is why the MachineName\ASP.NET_account's
>>>>>>permissions don't take hold,
>>>>>>even though the account is explicitly granted access permissions.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>I did find a workaround for your problem which, as mentioned, I was
>>>>>>able to reproduce.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>What I did was *publish* the project to a disk-based directory.
>>>>>>Then, I created a virtual directory in IIS which points to the
>>>>>>directory where the project was published to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>After that, using the option "Open web site" in VS 2008,
>>>>>>allowed me to open, edit and run the published project.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Also, if I open the property pages for the project,
>>>>>>and configure the "Use custom server" option to
>>>>>>
http://localhost/ApplicationName/,
>>>>>>(the same virtual directory name I created in IIS) I can also browse
>>>>>>the project from within VS 2008 using IIS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>So, while this is a good workaround, it looks like you found a bug.
>>>>>>Can you file a bug report at the Connect site ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
>>>>>>asp.net faq :
http://asp.net.do/faq/
>>>>>>foros de asp.net, en espaņol :
http://asp.net.do/foros/
>>>>>>======================================
>>>>>>"Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@phgt.netwrote in message
>>>>>>news:umLZ7Ee4IHA.4856@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl.. .
>>>>>>>Thanks Juan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Got
>>>>>>>ASP.NET is running as the account : SIMPSON2\ASPNET
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>And the physical directory the virtual hits has full access granted
>>>>>>>to ASP.NET Machine Account (SIMPSON2\ASPNET)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>VS2008 defaults to using the personal server - which works fine -
>>>>>>>no HTTP 403 error with it. Just when I switch to
>>>>>>>IIS in VS2008 project popreties - WEB do I run into problems
>>>>>>>Could it be here that things a screwed up?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I set the project URL to the virtual directory
>>>>>>>
http://localhost/TestWebApp
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>Harry
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@nowhere.comwrote in message
>>>>>>>news:u4Z5V2T4IHA.3624@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl. ..
>>>>>>>>re:
>>>>>>>>!And I've given full rights on the directory where the web app
>>>>>>>>actual files reside...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>To which account did you give rights to ?
>>>>>>>>Which OS are you running VS 2008 on ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
>>>>>>>>asp.net faq :
http://asp.net.do/faq/
>>>>>>>>foros de asp.net, en espaņol :
http://asp.net.do/foros/
>>>>>>>>======================================
>>>>>>>>"Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@phgt.netwrote in message
>>>>>>>>news:%23p0NPUT4IHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.g bl...
>>>>>>>>>And I've given full rights on the directory where the web app
>>>>>>>>>actual files reside...
>>>>>>>>>"Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@phgt.netwrote in message
>>>>>>>>>news:ep94NMT4IHA.4856@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gb l...
>>>>>>>>>>Those were the first things I checked. Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>It creates a virtual directory in the project properties. When I
>>>>>>>>>>go into IIS I see it as a web app.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>"Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@nowhere.comwrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>news:eryFRET4IHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.g bl...
>>>>>>>>>>>Is your ASP.NET application running as an IIS application ?
>>>>>>>>>>>Does the account ASP.NET runs as, have read permissions to the
>>>>>>>>>>>app's physical directory ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
>>>>>>>>>>>asp.net faq :
http://asp.net.do/faq/
>>>>>>>>>>>foros de asp.net, en espaņol :
http://asp.net.do/foros/
>>>>>>>>>>>===================================== =
>>>>>>>>>>>"Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@phgt.netwrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>news:ecge97S4IHA.1952@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx. gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>>I've been away from ASPNET - I open up a new Web app in VS2008
>>>>>>>>>>>>and go into properties and select to use IIS
>>>>>>>>>>>>instead of the personal web server. Then I run in debug mode
>>>>>>>>>>>>and it says I have to set the Debug= True in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>Web.config which I do. Then try to run it again and it says I
>>>>>>>>>>>>must enable integrated security which I do. I then
>>>>>>>>>>>>try to run it again and get the HTTP 403 error - " This error
>>>>>>>>>>>>(HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer
>>>>>>>>>>>>was able to connect to the website, but it does not have
>>>>>>>>>>>>permission to view the webpage."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>What have I got to do to get around this to debug a simple
>>>>>>>>>>>>ASPNET app?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>TIA
>>>>>>>>>>>>Harry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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