Login failed for user 'IIS APPPOOL\ASP.NET v4.0'

Question

I have a web project (C# Asp.Net, EF 4, MS SQL 2008 and IIS 7) and I need to migrate it to IIS 7 locally (at the moment works fine with CASSINI).

Locally in IIS I ha

Answer 1

I had this issue and it was actually caused by something different - I had the 'IIS APPPOOL\ASP.NET v4.0' user in my database but it still wasn't working.

I had recently upgraded my SQL Server Install and in the process the User had become disconnected from the Login - so there was an 'IIS APPPOOL\ASP.NET v4.0' under Database -> Security -> Users BUT no User not under Security -> Logins.

Added the Login 'IIS APPPOOL\ASP.NET v4.0' to Security -> Logins, SQL Server automatically mapped it to the User in the database (this used to have to be done manually) and problem fixed.