Failed to access IIS metabase (ASP.NET 2.0)

[Kivak Wolf]

Hey all,

First off, I know some people have had this problem, and I read their
post. However, I am still clueless... =( Here's the problem:

I have a local IIS on my computer which I am using to run ASP.NET 2.0
locally. However, after I build my web page and try to show it in the
browser, it gives this error:

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Failed to access IIS metabase.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of
the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more
information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException:
Failed to access IIS metabase.

The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the
IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on
modifying metabase permissions, please see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.

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Now, I did go to the link which told me to type:
aspnet_regiis -ga <WindowsUserAccount> into the Visual Studio command
prompt. Now, my username to my computer is "Kivak". Is that what I put
in replacement to <WindowsUserAccount>?? I tried that and it keeps
coming back with how to use the command... Is there something I am
missing?

Thanks,
Kivak

 

[Kivak Wolf]

To update: I tried the username of KIVAK all uppercase and it granted
the rights. However, I keep getting the same message when i try to go
to the website. =(

 

[Kivak Wolf]

Update: I solved the problem using the other thread (after much
comtemplation of the contents). If your interested in the solution, I
ended up entering the following lines into the Visual Studio command
prompt:

aspnet_regiis -i
aspnet_regiis -ga <THEUSERNAMEINUPPERCASE>

I don't know if you need the second line, but I did it anyway.