Deploying asp.net mvc4 to IIS 7.5 locally

Question

I'm trying to deploy my ASP.NET website locally to IIS 7.5 on Windows 7, and I keep receiving the same error. I've never deployed to IIS before.

Error:

Authorization: Cannot verify acces to path (c:\inetpub\wwwroot\website)

Message:

The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a built-in account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is joined to a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem, verify that \$ has Read access to the physical path. Then test these settings again.

I'm using the .NET Framework 4.0.30319

iswinky iswinky · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-20T14:50:10

It was to do with the permissions set in the Application Pool, they must be correct in order for the application to run locally on IIS.

Application Pools
 -> Right click Pool
 -> Advanced Settings
 -> Process Model
    -> Identity

And my identity was set to the email used for the particular application

Deploying asp.net mvc4 to IIS 7.5 locally

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