Error message 401.2.: Unauthorized: Logon failed due to server configuration. When application deployed

Question

I have an asp.net 4.0 application that works fine running under cassini but when i deploy to IIS i get the above error. It is running under the Default App pool which a numb

Answer 1

For me, I had to change settings from the "Properties" panel to fix this issue. Select project and hit F4 (menu: View->Properties Window) and set properties accordingly.

Visual Studio 2015 - Properties panel screen shot

Hope this helps!