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Server Application Unavailable error
SBS 2003: I don't know why this started happening today. I added a new virtual directory to my website then all of a sudden all my websites that use ASP 2.0 stopped working with the above error.
Searching on the internet I found some information suggesting that it was a permissions problem on the user account which the application pool within IIS uses. I changed user account to the Local System account and now everything is working. I'm concerned though because when I selected this user account, I was given a very stern warning about the security implications of doing so.
So what's the best way to sort this out?
Searching on the internet I found some information suggesting that it was a permissions problem on the user account which the application pool within IIS uses. I changed user account to the Local System account and now everything is working. I'm concerned though because when I selected this user account, I was given a very stern warning about the security implications of doing so.
So what's the best way to sort this out?
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Hello Jeff,
Yes i'm getting 1088's logged in the Application Log:
Failed to execute request because the App-Domain could not be created. Error: 0x80070005 Access is denied.
But I hadn't made any changes to the application pool. I just created it and it worked previously. As a default it is assigned with the Network Service account. This was working until I created a new virtual directory 3 hours ago. Now it will only work if I use the Local System Account.
Ah! Just sussed it. The IIS_WPG mentioned in your link group didn't have any permissions on the folder pointed to by the new virtual directory. I'm suprised that all my virtual directories stopped working though.
Anyway it's working now. Thanks for your help once again.
Ian
Yes i'm getting 1088's logged in the Application Log:
Failed to execute request because the App-Domain could not be created. Error: 0x80070005 Access is denied.
But I hadn't made any changes to the application pool. I just created it and it worked previously. As a default it is assigned with the Network Service account. This was working until I created a new virtual directory 3 hours ago. Now it will only work if I use the Local System Account.
Ah! Just sussed it. The IIS_WPG mentioned in your link group didn't have any permissions on the folder pointed to by the new virtual directory. I'm suprised that all my virtual directories stopped working though.
Anyway it's working now. Thanks for your help once again.
Ian
Jeff
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