Accessing WSAT

Psyclist · May 4th, 2014, 09:44 PM

Hi Imar, I'm working on Chapter 16 and trying to gain access to the WAST to manage user accounts and roles. This is the "Try It Out" on page 614.

I can get through step #4 until the point where I'm prompted for my Windows credentials. When I enter my password, I get an error in the browser:

HTTP Error 401.1 - Unauthorized

You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied.

I've tried it a number of times. I'm the only user on this laptop, so it's the only Windows identity and password in use. Any ideas?

Imar · May 5th, 2014, 06:53 AM

Hi there,

Is your user account an Administrator? You can check under Windows by going to User Accounts.

Also, try running the command prompt in step 1 as ad Administrator. To do this, type CMD on the Start Screen. Then right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as Administrator.

Hope this helps,

Imar

Psyclist · May 5th, 2014, 09:46 AM

Thanks, Imar, but that did not work. I am logged into the machine as the Admin and I confirmed this using User Accounts. Next, I did "Run as Administrator" at the command prompt and repeated the steps.

After entering the address in the browser, I hit ENTER and I'm prompted with a dialog box with the title, "Windows Security". It has my Administrator Name there and asks for my password. I enter my password and the box disappears for a very short period of time and then reappears again. I repeat and then get the error message.

Interestingly, when this security box appears, like I say, my Admin name is there but the picture I use for my Admin User Account is different. The Admin name is also preceded by the name of the computer on the network.

Psyclist · May 5th, 2014, 10:20 AM

I just rebooted the machine and logged in as the Administrator (as I always do). Followed the steps again and the first prompt by Windows for my credentials has nothing in the dialog box. It's the same Windows Security dialog box, but there is nothing in the "User Name" and "Password" text boxes. It says, "Domain: LAPTOP" (LAPTOP being the name of the computer on the network). My Administrator picture is not there, nor is there any other picture.

When I enter my User Name and Password, the dialog box disappears for a moment and then reappears. This time, instead of a User Name text box, it's a label = LAPTOP\MyUserName. There is a text box for the Password. Also the picture is different than my Administrator picture.

I enter my Password and hit enter, the dialog box disappears momentarily and then reappears exactly the same as before. When a re-enter the password and hit enter the dialog box disappears for good and the error message is loaded into the browser page.

Imar · May 5th, 2014, 04:09 PM

I think what you're seeing is expected. This is a browser dialog requesting security so it may look different from other Windows logon screens.

The question is why it doesn't allow you to navigate to these folders though. Can you access the folders used in Windows Explorer directly?

Imar

Psyclist · May 5th, 2014, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imar

Can you access the folders used in Windows Explorer directly?
Imar

Using Windows Explorer, I can open the folder "ASP.NETWebAdminFiles" and see its contents (path = "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ASP .NETWebAdminFiles\").

There are a number of folders there including, App_Code, App_Data, App_GlobalResources, App_LocalResources, AppConfig, Images, Providers, and Security.

I can open each of those folders and look at the contents of each.

Then there are a number of files below that (default.aspx, error,aspx, home0.aspx, home1.aspx, home2.aspx, navigationBar.ascx, web.config, webAdmin.master, webAsminButtonRow.master, WebAdminHelp.aspx, WebdminHelp_Applicaiton.aspx, WebAdminHelp_Internals.aspx, WebAdminHelp_Provider.aspx, WebAdminHelp_Security.aspx, webAdminNoButtonRow.master, webAdminNoNavBar.master, WebAdminStyles.css, WebAdminWithConfirmation.master, WebAdminWithConfirmationNoButtonRow.master).

Imar · May 5th, 2014, 04:38 PM

Where did you store your Planet Wrox site? E.g. in which folder on disk?

Imar

Psyclist · May 5th, 2014, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imar

Where did you store your Planet Wrox site? E.g. in which folder on disk?

Imar

The site is stored at "C:\begASPNET\Planet_Wrox.

Imar · May 6th, 2014, 05:10 AM

I am stumped, as it's supposed to work. Here's what I just did with a new account that also works:

1. Go to User Accounts
2. Create a new Account called Test with password Test
3. Make this account an Administrator
4. Log off
5. Log into Windows using this Test account
6. Open a command prompt
7. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express
8. Enter the following command:

Code:

iisexpress.exe /path:"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ASP.NETWebAdminFiles" /vpath:"/ASP.NETWebAdminFiles" /port:8082 /clr:4.0 /ntlm

9. Start a browser and go to

Code:

http://localhost:8082/asp.netwebadminfiles/default.aspx?applicationPhysicalPath=C:\BegASPNET\Planet_Wrox&applicationUrl=/

When I use Chrome, I get logged in automatically. When I use Firefox, I get a login dialog. When I enter Test/Test, I can successfully access the WSAT.

Can you try this out?

Also, in step 8, do you see that the application is successfully copying config files to the user's temp folder?

Cheers,

Imar

Psyclist · May 6th, 2014, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imar

Can you try this out?

Hi Imar, using the "Test" Administrator account worked. I guess I have to finish the exercises in your book and do all of my development on this other account but I guess that's no big deal.

Thanks for all the help!