ASP.Net error: “The identity of application pool is invalid”

Question

My ASP.Net web service cannot run because the application pool is unable to start due to the identity crisis it\'s experiencing.

The user I\'m using in the app pool is a

Answer 1

Another way this can happen is if you have CGI scripts. By default, CGI scripts run as the Windows user accessing the web site. In order to run your CGI scripts under a specific account, account you need an extra step:

IIS 7+

Go to the CGI section in your web site's config in inetmgr.exe. Set impersonation to false.

IIS 6

Run these commands as an administrator:

cd \inetpub\adminscripts
cscript.exe Adsutil.vbs SET W3Svc/CreateProcessAsUser false

Next step: get your IT department to upgrade all of your WS2003 machines...