I was unable to open an MVC4 Project using IIS, so I have created a new test web site on my system http://localhost/atest. It essentially has one web page – index.html. The system is my PC and I’m the Administrator user.
When I attempt to open the website using IIS 7.5 by entering http://localhost/atest, I get the error message:
HTTP Error 401.3 - Unauthorized
You do not have permission to view this directory or page because of the access control list (ACL) configuration or encryption settings for this resource on the Web server.
I can open it in debug mode in VS2012 using Cassini.
Here’s what I have done.
First to check the ACL using Window Explorer -
Using Windows Explorer, I browsed to C:\inetpub\wwroot\atest, then
1. Right-clicked on folder
2. Selected: Properties | Security
3. Then I ...
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