I am doing Ch17 entrytolog.aspx. When I run it I get a Security Exception message shown below. I am using windowsXP and have administrator rights. My BegASPNET virtual directory has all rights.
I get a sense that this involves windows security but I don't know where to start. Please advise. Thanks.

gary@electronicmirror.com

Server Error in '/BegASPNET' Application.
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Security Exception
Description: The application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the security policy. To grant this application the required permission please contact your system administrator or change the application's trust level in the configuration file.

Exception Details: System.Security.SecurityException: Requested registry access is not allowed.

Source Error:


Line 16: string LogName = "MyApplicationLog";
Line 17: string SourceName = "MyApplicationSource";
Line 18: if(!(EventLog.SourceExists(SourceName)))
Line 19: {
Line 20: EventLog.CreateEventSource(SourceName, LogName);


Source File: C:\BegASPNET\Ch17\entrytolog.aspx Line: 18

Stack Trace:


[SecurityException: Requested registry access is not allowed.]
   Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.OpenSubKey(String name, Boolean writable) +473
   System.Diagnostics.EventLog.FindSourceRegistration (String source, String machineName, Boolean readOnly) +295
   System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists(String source, String machineName) +79
   System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists(String source) +11
   ASP.entrytolog_aspx.Page_Error(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\BegASPNET\Ch17\entrytolog.aspx:18
   System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.OnError(EventArgs e) +109
   System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e) +68
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +2065
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest() +118
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) +18
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.Execute() +179
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionS tep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +87




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.0.3705.288; ASP.NET Version:1.0.3705.288

gary@electronicmirror.com

Your ASP.NET account must have write permission on the file named C:\WINNT\system32\config\AppEvent.Evt.


...but the Soon is eclipsed by the Moon

I just gave write permission to AppEvent.Evt and to the containing directory but the error message remains the same (Below). I am looking in the Administrative Tools\Event Viewer also but can see no way to adjust security there?

Security Exception
Description: The application attempted to perform an operation not allowed by the security policy. To grant this application the required permission please contact your system administrator or change the application's trust level in the configuration file.

Exception Details: System.Security.SecurityException: Requested registry access is not allowed.




gary@electronicmirror.com

Are you sure that you assigned appropriate permissions to the account under which this aspx page execute? It is possible that your aspx page execute under IIS anonymous account, or some Windows account, and in that case, you have to add that user into ACL list for the file AppEvent.Evt.
HTH.

...but the Soon is eclipsed by the Moon

Hi and thanks,
  In C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\AppEvent.Evt properties\security tab I have granted all permissions to asp_wp account which is installed with Visual Studio and dot Net Framework. It has worked for everything else. The entrytolog.aspx page inherits this account permission from being in a directory that has explicitly granted permissions for this account.
  I don't really know what an ACL list is if it isn't on the file's security tab under properties?

gary@electronicmirror.com