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FAQ 0002

Q. I'm getting this error message: "Server Application Unavailable The web application you are attempting to access on this web server is currently unavailable. Please hit the "Refresh" button in your web browser to retry your request."

A. The security settings were tightened in the release version of ASP.NET. For a development site, you can relax the security as described below. (Note:Giving System rights is not recommended for a site exposed to the Internet as the permissions are too broad.)

  1. Locate machine.config (try C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\CONFIG).
  2. Open machine.config in Notepad or other text editor.
  3. Search for this string: "<processmodel"
  4. In the processModel element, change userName="machine" to userName="SYSTEM"
  5. Save the file and exit.
  6. In the Run box (Start > Run) execute this command: iisreset.exe .

See also,

ASP.NET Denied Access to IIS Directories
 http://www.asp.net/security.aspx

PRB: ASP.NET Does Not Work with a Non-Administrator Domain Account on a Domain Controller (Q315158)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q315158

ASP .NET Security Issues
http://www.msdnaa.net/interchange/preview.asp?PeerID=870