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Q234975: PRB: Error C0042116: No Write Access to Destination URL

Article: Q234975
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDeployment kbVBp600 kbWebClasses kbGrpDSASP kbDSupport kbiis400 kbiis500
Last Modified: 25-APR-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When using the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to deploy an Internet
Information Server (IIS) application to a Web server, you receive the following
error message:

  Unexpected error number C0042116 has occurred: The Web server returned the
  following error: You do not have write access to destination URL
  http://<servername>/<directory>.

CAUSE
=====

This error message could occur because of two reasons:

- You have not enabled Write permissions to the target directory you are
  deploying to. Write permissions are required in order to deploy your WebClass
  application.

  -or-

- The deployment directory you have specified does not exist on the target
  server.

RESOLUTION
==========

To enable Write permissions follow these steps:

1. Open the Internet Service Manager (ISM) snap-in in the Microsoft Management
  Console (MMC).

2. Right-click your deployment directory and select Properties.

3. Select the Directory or Virtual Directory tab.

4. Under Access Permissions, enable the Write permissions option.

5. Click Apply and then click OK.

NOTE: Allowing write access to a virtual directory is a security risk. You should
remove write access after deploying your WebClass.

STATUS
======

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES
==========

For additional information about the Package and Deployment Wizard, click the
article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q242767 INFO: Deploying WebClasses with the Package and Deployment Wizard
  (PDW)

  Q194296 HOWTO: Debug PDW Internet Deployment Issues

  Q199017 HOWTO: Deploy Visual Basic IIS Applications with PDW

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbDeployment kbVBp600 kbWebClasses kbGrpDSASP kbDSupport kbiis400 kbiis500 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbiisSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbiis500 kbiis400 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : :4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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