Error: "The configuration section 'system.webServer/management/delegation' cannot be read because it is missing schema

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lucamuh picture lucamuh · Aug 14, 2015 · Viewed 20.4k times · Source

I am trying to publish a website from my computer to an IIS web server via web deploy.

I have 3 servers. All servers have installed the same things (Webdeploy etc.) and the services are started (Web Deployment Agent Service and Web Management Service).

On the first server I have no problems on connecting. But the other two servers give me some error when I "Validate Connection" in Visual Studio to the IIS. When I look at the logs on the IIS server, there are my accesses listet with html code 200 (ok).

An error ocurred when the request was processed on the remote computer. Filename: MACHINE/WEBROOT

Error: The configuration section 'system.webServer/management/delegation' cannot be read because it is missing schema

I really have no idea what could solve this problem and hope you are able to help me.

Answer

cederlof picture cederlof · Aug 20, 2015

I had the exact same problem, it turned out I had installed Web Deploy 3.6 on top of 3.5. Remove Web Deploy 3.6 and reinstall 3.5 and see if it solves your issue.

You can also try @james-wilkins comment below: "In my case I installed Web Deploy BEFORE installing the management service..."

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