IIS7 Cannot read configuration file due to insufficient permissions web.config

Summary: When launching website you receive error "Cannot read configuration file due to insufficient permissions" on web.config file. The web.config file may or may not actually reside in the path for example C:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config. Placing the file in the directory has no effect nor does granting the IIS_IUSER read permissions to the web.config file or the applicationhost.config file.

Resolution: Ensure that the local group servername\users has read access to the inetpub directory or the entire drive. This is a default inherited setting.


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