PRB: Unexpected Error Number C0042116 when Using PDW: Access Denied

ID: Q234976

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SYMPTOMS

When using the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to deploy an Internet Information Server (IIS) application to a Web server, you receive the following error message:

Unexpected error number C0042116 has occurred: The Web server returned the following error: Access Denied.

NOTE: This error message should only occur if you are using Anonymous access.


CAUSE

The Anonymous account (IUSR_<machinename> by default) does not have proper NT File System (NTFS) permissions to the C:\InetPub\scripts directory and/or to the directory to which you are deploying. The Anonymous account needs at least NTFS Read and Execute (RX) permissions to the C:\InetPub\scripts directory and NTFS Change (RWXD) permissions to the deployment directory.


RESOLUTION

Assign the Anonymous account Read and Execute permissions to the C:\InetPub\scripts directory and assign Change permissions to your deployment directory.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.


REFERENCES

For additional information about the Package and Deployment Wizard, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194296 HOWTO: Debug PDW Internet Deployment Issues
Q199017 HOWTO: Deploy Visual Basic IIS Applications with PDW

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbwizard kbDeployment kbVBp600 kbWebClasses kbGrpASP kbDSupport 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999