Access Denied Error When Connecting

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:04 am

I'm getting the following error when connecting to a 3.0.7 installation:

Unable to connect to http://localhost/VaultService. No server was found at the specified URL. Please verify your network settings using the Options dialog under the Tools menu in the Vault GUI Client. Web Exception: The request failed with HTTP status 401: Access Denied.

The machine is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 and SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition Service Pack 4 on the same machine. I can access the server install page and the VaultService.asmx page. I can login and use the VaultWeb client without any issues. I chose the ASPNET option during installation. The sgvault.log file is empty.

Post by **jeremy_sg** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:27 am

Have you verified that Anonymous Access is enabled for the VaultService Virtual Directory? You can set this option in the IIS Maanager app, by right clicking on the VaultService virtual directory anc choosing properties. From there, it's the Directory Security tab and hit the Edit button.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:03 am

This turned out to be something really stupid. IUSR_<machinename> couldn't logon because of the Local Security Policy.