User '' does not have required permissions, SSRS 2008 on Windows 8

Question

When you try to log into SSRS\'s root site at http:// (servername)/Reports it displays:

User \'\' does not have required permissions. Verify that sufficient permissi

Answer 1

Okay this is really annoying what needed to be done but here goes.

From what I kept reading Windows 8 does not by default enable the default administrator account.

I usually don't use this account but in this case I was desperate as my account could not get in.

I understand ONCE YOU ARE IN you can set the site settings, that does not help if you cannot even see the site's main landing page to see that setting.

The steps I took to finally resolve were;

1. Uninstall SSRS Node COMPLETELY by going to control panel>SQL Server 2008>Remove>Check Reporting Services
2. Enable default admin account: command prompt>run as administrator>net user administrator p@ssw0rD, hit enter.
3. New line: net user administrator /active:yes
4. Reboot
5. Reinstall SSRS from disc with logging in as default administrator
6. Install SP3 as administrator
7. Go to IE.exe DIRECTLY in Windows 8: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe>Run as administrator.
8. Go to http:// (servername)/Reports
9. You SHOULD now be able to finally see site settings. NOW YOU CAN FOLLOW everyone's directions of adding YOUR USER under site settings. Also go to folder permissions and add the user as a default here as well.
10. (optional) For safety I would hide the default admin account now by using step 2 but substitute /active:no in.

If your main admin can't open the door, no one is getting in. That was the main issue I was having. My default admin could not get in. Now everything is working fine and dandy like it should with deploying from BIDS as well.