Application_error event and Windows 2003

[Chris Leffer]

Hi.

I have the following code in my Global.asax Application_error event:

Dim lgEntryLog As New Logs.Custom
Dim exApp As Exception = Server.GetLastError.GetBaseException

Try
With lgEntryLog
.LogFile = "Site.log"
.LogPath = Request.PhysicalApplicationPath
.Message = exApp.Message
.Source = exApp.Source
.MethodName = exApp.TargetSite.Name
.Url = Request.Url.ToString
.WriteData()
End With

Catch Ex As Exception
Throw Ex
End Try

That code works pretty well in my Windows 2000 workstation. It uses a
custom class that creates a text file and writes in it the information
collected above.

When I run the application in Windows 2003, under production, and some
error is thrown, the file is not created. My site is under
DefaultAppPool in IIS 6.0.
Could it be permissions issues?

Regards,
Chris Leffer

 

[Jim Cheshire [MSFT]]

Chris,

Does the NETWORK SERVICE account have write permissions to that file?

Jim Cheshire [MSFT]
MCP+I, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA
Microsoft Developer Support
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[Chris Leffer]

Hi Jim.

No, I didn't change anything related to permissions for the Network
Service account. Should I allow writes to only the file or to the
directory?

Since the Network Service account can't write to the file, shouldn't I
receive an exception when the application tries to access the file?

Thanks.
Chris Leffer

 

[Jim Cheshire [MSFT]]

Hi Chris,

Yes, you should. If memory serves, you didn't give us the complete error
you are receiving. If you attach the HTML file itself to your post, I can
look at the full stack trace (it's in the HTML comments) to see what
happened.

Jim Cheshire [MSFT]
MCP+I, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA
Microsoft Developer Support
(e-mail address removed)

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[Jim Cheshire [MSFT]]

Sorry, Chris. I got your post confused with another one. Can you please
make sure to include the entire thread when replying? I am working a ton
of newsgroup cases and I get them mixed up.

Jim Cheshire [MSFT]
MCP+I, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA
Microsoft Developer Support
(e-mail address removed)

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Hi Chris,

Yes, you should. If memory serves, you didn't give us the complete error
you are receiving. If you attach the HTML file itself to your post, I can
look at the full stack trace (it's in the HTML comments) to see what
happened.

Jim Cheshire [MSFT]
MCP+I, MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA
Microsoft Developer Support
(e-mail address removed)

This post is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.


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Hi Jim.

No, I didn't change anything related to permissions for the Network
Service account. Should I allow writes to only the file or to the
directory?

Since the Network Service account can't write to the file, shouldn't I
receive an exception when the application tries to access the file?

Thanks.
Chris Leffer