Package Server 404 error when requesting packages containing .resources, .config or files within a bin folder

Products

• Management Platform (Formerly known as Notification Server)

Issue/Introduction

If packages (including DeployAnywhere DriversDB) which contain files with the extensions ".resources" and/or ".config" or hidden segments like "bin" folders, the Package Server will return a 404 error instead of allowing the download from the SMP Server.

HTTP Error 404.7 - Not Found

The request filtering module is configured to deny the file extension.





 

Cause

Microsoft IIS Request Filtering defaults deny the following extensions. This is a security feature in IIS.

<fileExtensions allowUnlisted="true" applyToWebDAV="true">
                    <add fileExtension=".asa" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".asax" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".ascx" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".master" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".skin" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".browser" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".sitemap" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".config" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".cs" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".csproj" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".vb" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".vbproj" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".webinfo" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".licx" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".resx" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".resources" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".mdb" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".vjsproj" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".java" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".jsl" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".ldb" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".dsdgm" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".ssdgm" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".lsad" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".ssmap" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".cd" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".dsprototype" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".lsaprototype" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".sdm" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".sdmDocument" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".mdf" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".ldf" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".ad" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".dd" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".ldd" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".sd" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".adprototype" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".lddprototype" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".exclude" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".refresh" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".compiled" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".msgx" allowed="false" />
                    <add fileExtension=".vsdisco" allowed="false" />
                </fileExtensions>

Resolution

1. In the Microsoft IIS open the SERVERNAME\Sites\Default Web Site\Altiris\PackageShare Feature View.

2. Select request filtering.

3. Choose the file extensions that you want to allow and remove the filters. You can add an "Allow" filter only after removing the "Deny" filter.

4.  If the above steps don't resolve the issue see the following link and apply the change to the applicationhost.config 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/942045

Applies To

 

ITMS 7.1 SP2, including Deployment Solution 7.1