Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))

Hi there,

I work for a Managed Service Provider and a client of ours is wanting to move their nopCommerce site running version 3.9 from a VPS provider to an on premise server.  I have moved the database and the source code, but I am running into these permissions errors that are baffling me.

I am using an Application Pool named nopCommerce and have given it full permissions to the entire site.  I have also give the IIS_IUSRS group full permission and am still getting this error even after refreshing the Application Pool and restarting the site.  Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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Server Error in '/' Application.
Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
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.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))

ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6 and IIS 7, and the configured application pool identity on IIS 7.5) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via <identity impersonate="true"/>, the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user.

To grant ASP.NET access to a file, right-click the file in File Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))]

[FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.]
   System.Reflection.AssemblyName.nGetFileInformation(String s) +0
   System.Reflection.AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(String assemblyFile) +87
   Nop.Core.Plugins.PluginManager.PerformFileDeploy(FileInfo plug) +177
   Nop.Core.Plugins.PluginManager.Initialize() +1126

[Exception: Plugin 'Seven Spikes Core'. Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.]
   Nop.Core.Plugins.PluginManager.Initialize() +2023

[Exception: Plugin 'Seven Spikes Core'. Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
]
   Nop.Core.Plugins.PluginManager.Initialize() +2440

[InvalidOperationException: The pre-application start initialization method Initialize on type Nop.Core.Plugins.PluginManager threw an exception with the following error message: Plugin 'Seven Spikes Core'. Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
.]
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethodsCore(ICollection`1 methods, Func`1 setHostingEnvironmentCultures) +646
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethods(ICollection`1 methods) +147
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CallPreStartInitMethods(String preStartInitListPath, Boolean& isRefAssemblyLoaded) +107
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ExecutePreAppStart() +165
   System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters, PolicyLevel policyLevel, Exception appDomainCreationException) +590

[HttpException (0x80004005): The pre-application start initialization method Initialize on type Nop.Core.Plugins.PluginManager threw an exception with the following error message: Plugin 'Seven Spikes Core'. Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
.]
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +10070292
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +99
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +263

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.8.9037.0

RE: "[FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'SevenSpikes.Nop.Plugins.Core.dll' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.]"

Make sure the file exists.  If it does, you can try grating explicit access to the file.  Do this by right-clicking the file in File Explorer, choosing “Properties”, and selecting the Security tab. Click “Add” to add the appropriate user or group, highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access

While you're there, check to be sure that the file is not "blocked".  (File Explorer, right-click > Properties > Unblock)
If it is, how did you "move the source code"?  When downloading .zip files, I always "Unblock" then before extracting.

I was hoping the unblock would help because I had forgotten to unblock the zip file.  I re-extracted the files, unblocking first.  

I am still having the same exact errors.  I even added full permissions to Users and "Everyone" to try to figure this out and still no change.

Does anyone else have any suggestions?

tcitnick wrote:

Hi,

Have you added this permission in IIS "IIS APPPOOL\???" The question mark must contain your application's IIS pool. This permission must have full access.

Hope this helps.

Best regards.

Yes - full permission for my Application Pool user for root and all children.