The following errors can occur directly after install on the first attempt to load NSSetup.aspx, or when loading the console: “Server Error in '/Altiris/NS' Application. Access denied to 'f:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config'. Failed to start monitoring file changes.” 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. System.Web.DirectoryMonitor.AddFileMonitor(String file) +381 System.Web.DirectoryMonitor.StartMonitoringFile(String file, FileChangeEventHandler callback, String alias) +76 System.Web.FileChangesMonitor.StartMonitoringFile(String alias, FileChangeEventHandler callback) +322 System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationSystem.AddFileDependency(String file) +139 System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationSystem.ComposeConfig(String reqPath, IHttpMapPath configmap) +503 System.Web.HttpContext.GetCompleteConfigRecord(String reqpath, IHttpMapPath configmap) +434 System.Web.HttpContext.GetCompleteConfig() +48 System.Web.HttpContext.GetConfig(String name) +195 System.Web.CustomErrors.GetSettings(HttpContext context, Boolean canThrow) +20 System.Web.HttpResponse.ReportRuntimeError(Exception e, Boolean canThrow) +40
Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Access denied to “F:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config”. Failed to start monitoring file changes.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[HttpException (0x80070005): Access denied to 'f:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config'. Failed to start monitoring file changes.]
or
Server Error in '/Altiris/NS' Application Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current customer error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed.
Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable ton the local server machine, please create a <customErrors> tab within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag shoule then have its "mode" attribute set to "RemoteOnly". To enable the details to be viewable on remote machines, please set "mode"to "Off".
<!--Web.config configuration File -->
<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode=RemoteOnly"/>
</system.web>
<configuration>
Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaces by a customer error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.
<!--Web.config configuration File -->
<configuration>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode=On" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
</system.web>
<configuration>
There are inadequate permissions set for the ASPNET or Network Service account.
Verify that the following locations have adequate permissions based on the information below. They may have permissions because they are a member of a group with permissions but this needs to be verified. NTFS Permissions Verify that the security of the Documents and Settings folder as follows: Verify that the Program Files\Common Files folder security as follows: Verify that the Inetpub folder security as follows: Verify that the Inetpub\wwwroot folder security: Verify that the security of the %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322 folder: Verify that the %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_isapi.dll file security as follows: / Verify that the security of the %windir%\Help, %windir%\Assembly, and %windir%\Fonts folders as follows: (Use Ctrl key to select all 3 folders at once. Click properties on Help or Fonts, not Assembly.) Verify that the security of the %windir%\WinSxS folder: Verify that the security of the %windir%\Temp, %systemroot%\temp, %systemroot%\tmp, %windir%\Registration, and %windir%\Debug folders (use the <Ctrl> key to select all folders at once) as follows: Verify that the %windir%\IIS Temporary Compressed Files folder security: Verify that the security of the %windir%\System32 folder as follows: Verify that the %windir%\System32\MsDtc folder as follows Verify that the %windir%\System32\Inetsrv folder security: Verify that the security of the %windir%\Help\iisHelp\common folder as follows: Verify that the security of the %NSinstallpath%\Altiris folder: Verify the %NSinstallpath%\Altiris\Altiris Web folder security as follows: Verify the security of the %NSinstallpath%\Notification Server\Logs folder: Verify the security of the %NSinstallpath%\Notification Server\NScap\Bin, and Notification Server\NScap\Help folders as follows (use <Ctrl> key to select both folders at once.): Verify that the security of the %NSinstallpath%\Notification Server\NScap\EvtInbox folder: Verify that the security of the %NSinstallpath%\Notification Server\NScap\EvtQFast, Notification Server\NScap\EvtQLarge, Notification Server\NScap\EvtQSlow, Notification Server\NScap\EvtQueue, and Notification Server\NScap\Temp folders (use the <Ctrl> key to select all 3 folders at once) as follows: Verify that the security of the %NSinstallpath%\Notification Server\Agent folder: Verify that the security of the %NSinstallpath%\Notification Server\Bin\Aexloglib.dll, and Notification Server\Bin\AeXNSEventRouter.dll files as follows: Verify that the %NSinstallpath%\Notification Server\Bin\Isapi folder security: Note: Items 1 and 2 should be run after any NTFS permissions change.
Local Security Policies
Security Policies are set by going to Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy. Browse down into the Local Security, and select User Rights Assignment. The account being used for the Application Identity and the ASPNET account need the following rights:
Note: Local Service is a hidden group.)
Note: The ‘IUSR_%’ user & local ‘Users’ group will require Full Control of this folder if strand alone inventory is to be posted to the Notification Server
Applies To
Notification Server