On May 15, 4:25 am, "Andrew Chalk" <ach***@magnacartasoftware.com>
wrote:
> I have installed my ASP.NET 2.0 web app. on a new server and when I attempt
> to access the home page I get:
>
> Failed to access IIS metabase.
> 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.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to
> access IIS metabase.
>
> The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS
> metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on modifying
> metabase permissions, please seehttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.
>
> 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.
>
> Stack Trace:
>
> [HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.]
>    System.Web.Configuration.MetabaseServerConfig.MapPathCaching(String
> siteID, VirtualPath path) +637
>    System.Web.Configuration.MetabaseServerConfig.System.Web.Configuration.ICon­figMapPath2.MapPath(String
> siteID, VirtualPath vpath) +9
>    System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPathActual(VirtualPath
> virtualPath, Boolean permitNull) +174
>    System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPathInternal(VirtualPath
> virtualPath, Boolean permitNull) +51
>    System.Web.CachedPathData.GetConfigPathData(String configPath) +341
>    System.Web.CachedPathData.GetConfigPathData(String configPath) +234
>    System.Web.CachedPathData.GetApplicationPathData() +38
>    System.Web.CachedPathData.GetVirtualPathData(VirtualPath virtualPath,
> Boolean permitPathsOutsideApp) +8806383
>    System.Web.Configuration.RuntimeConfig.GetLKGRuntimeConfig(VirtualPath
> path) +117
>
> I ran
> aspnet_regiis -ga <WindowsUserAccount>
>
> on the IUSR account but it did not change things. Could someone tell me what
> I am doing wrong?
>
> Many Thanks.

"David Wang" <w3.4***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:0da1ab94-0c91-4494-b5de-556c50b1c736@d7g2000prl.googlegroups.com...
On May 15, 4:25 am, "Andrew Chalk" <ach***@magnacartasoftware.com>
wrote:
> I have installed my ASP.NET 2.0 web app. on a new server and when I
> attempt
> to access the home page I get:
>
> Failed to access IIS metabase.
> 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.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException: Failed
> to
> access IIS metabase.
>
> The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS
> metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on modifying
> metabase permissions, please seehttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.
>
> 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.
>
> Stack Trace:
>
> [HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.]
> System.Web.Configuration.MetabaseServerConfig.MapPathCaching(String
> siteID, VirtualPath path) +637
> System.Web.Configuration.MetabaseServerConfig.System.Web.Configuration.ICon­figMapPath2.MapPath(String
> siteID, VirtualPath vpath) +9
> System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPathActual(VirtualPath
> virtualPath, Boolean permitNull) +174
> System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPathInternal(VirtualPath
> virtualPath, Boolean permitNull) +51
> System.Web.CachedPathData.GetConfigPathData(String configPath) +341
> System.Web.CachedPathData.GetConfigPathData(String configPath) +234
> System.Web.CachedPathData.GetApplicationPathData() +38
> System.Web.CachedPathData.GetVirtualPathData(VirtualPath virtualPath,
> Boolean permitPathsOutsideApp) +8806383
> System.Web.Configuration.RuntimeConfig.GetLKGRuntimeConfig(VirtualPath
> path) +117
>
> I ran
> aspnet_regiis -ga <WindowsUserAccount>
>
> on the IUSR account but it did not change things. Could someone tell me
> what
> I am doing wrong?
>
> Many Thanks.


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