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

After following all of the other suggestions:

1. Check "Log on as a service" and "Log on as a batch job" permissions
2. Check folder permissions, c:\Windows\system32\inetsrv, etc.
3. In Metabase Explorer check permissions for IIS_WPG group

Remember to restart the IIS admin service!