ASP pages in IIS using Localhost 401.3 Error do not have permission

iis asp-classic
Sam picture Sam · Nov 22, 2011 · Viewed 92.4k times · Source

I have just installed the IIS so I can view asp files in a browser but when I put the address in a browser as : http://localhost/index.asp I get an error.

The error shows this:

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 really need to get this sorted out, I would highly appreciate any advice on this.

Answer

LawMan picture LawMan · Mar 7, 2014

My issue was around the identity used in the app pool. I changed the site's Authentication to "Application pool identity" as well as giving the directory the appropriate permissions.

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