I just installed DNN 3.3.7 on my website. But this problem is driving me crazy as I can't solve it. Every time my DNN application starts (when I go to my DNN installation directory for the first time), I get this sort of Windows authentication pop-up asking to fullfill username and password to connect to the website.
Then, if I just click CANCEL the following ASP.NET error message will appear on the screen:
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path "D:\familiezijlstra.nl\wwwroot\Portals\_default\EventQueue\Application_Start-1707b656-1cf5-456d-9163-10b991116b62-02b05684-2049-4682-b3aa-76891cb465a9.config" is denied.
ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via <identity impersonate="true"/>, the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user.
To grant ASP.NET write access to a file, right-click the file in Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access.
Well, if I just refresh the page after that, DNN starts normally and works perfectly untill the next application start, which can take hours. Any changes in my web.config file will force DNN (possibly)to restart and bring again that horrible Windows pop-up.
Server Error in '/' Application.
Access to the path "D:\familiezijlstra.nl\wwwroot\Portals\_default\EventQueue\Application_Start-1707b656-1cf5-456d-9163-10b991116b62-02b05684-2049-4682-b3aa-76891cb465a9.config" is denied.
I have been talking to my host support and they swear they have given all the rights required by the application as asked on the ASP.NET error screen shown above. They say identity impersonate is set to TRUE in machine.config by default. Could be related to that?
Thanks for any help. This is really bothering me.