Microsoft KB Archive/234975

= PRB: Unexpected Error C0042116 with PDW: You Do Not Have Write Access to Destination URL =

Article ID: 234975

Article Last Modified on 9/5/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q234975



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:// /.



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.

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 * 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.

