ASP.Net error: “The identity of application pool is invalid”

Question

My ASP.Net web service cannot run because the application pool is unable to start due to the identity crisis it\'s experiencing.

The user I\'m using in the app pool is a

Answer 1

Having had this issue before and not being able to track the reason I sympathise! Some pointers that might help:

• Check the password is correct (sorry has to be said)
• Use a new app pool in which no other website is running
• Ensure that you have run aspnet_regiis -ga to set up the required permissions

If all else fails: - Stop the app and delete the app pool - Delete the user - Re-create the user - Run aspnet_regiis -ga - Set up a new app pool running under this user - Run the site under this pool That along with copying and pasting the complex password I was using worked for me!