Re: IIS permissions error sporadically occurs

From: Rob (rob_at_tconsult.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:06:11 -0400

I may have found the answer Roger.

I met a guy in the UK this afternoon from CodeProject.com who I
think fixed my problem. It was to my understanding that the security.DLL
would cause a conflict if it were included in the same application as
the one I was working on. Since I know I do not have a custom security.dll
in there, I paid little concern. He then mentions there should not
be one "anywhere on the system." Well, guess what? I searched all
the files on the system and a security.dll that I named and used on another
website on the same server which was a stupid web service test from
eons ago. I deleted it and I also deleted the one from the "ASP.NET
Temporary files"
leaving the one in "System32" and the "System.Security.DLL" which
is in the "Framework" directory.

So I believe I did in fact have a name conflict.
Now I have to wait to see if more than 4 days go by without this error
happening
again to know it is fixed.

Thanks for all your help Roger!

Rob

"Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
news:%23SKbYCYLEHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I am not so sure abont there being no error in their dll.
> Security.dll is from MS in the system32 dir, as it the
> System.Security.dll in the version in Microsoft.Net
> directory. If an untrapped exception happens in IIS
> it will trash that web - but with IIS 6 it should be possible
> to intercept that and recycle that app. (does not help
> much for the lost transaction of course).
>
> Too bad this is so unpredictable, as it makes it hard for
> you to turn on trace output and get the full call sequence
> when this happens.
>
> Have you checked that OS service levels, .Net Framework
> versions, app versions are the same as on machine where
> this is not seen? Are the machine.comfig and web.config
> the same for this website/web as on good machine ??
>
> I still think that the company will need to help you out here.
> --
> Roger
> "Rob" <rob@tconsult.com> wrote in message
> news:eSB89UTLEHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello Roger
> >
> > Man thanks for responding to me. I appreciate it. You sound like you
> > are up on this stuff. Anyway, when I go to the event viewer on the
server
> > I have three sections - Applications, Security, and System. Under the
> > security
> > section I do see "Failure Audits" from the past so I would say failure
> > auditing is on.
> > BUT there are no failure audits for this problem. In fact, I do not
have
> > any failure
> > audits or errors listed in Application, Security, or System. There is
> > nothing being
> > logged in the event viewer when this happens. Not a thing.
> >
> > What I have been reading on this morning is EntryPoints and EntryPoints
> fail
> > as I have read when there is a name conflict with custom DLLs and System
> > DLLs
> > OR when a method of a DLL cannot be found.
> >
> > Well, the DLL is not mine. It belongs to authorize.net. AND I
guarantee
> > you, in fact I know,
> > that their DLL does not have bugs. I believe somehow permissions are
> > getting distorted,
> > blocked, garbled, confused, whatever and that is why re-starting IIS
> solves
> > the issue.
> >
> > Thanks again for at least answering me :) I have posted this problem
all
> > over the place
> > with little feedback.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >
> > "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
> > news:etDkhLTLEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > "Rob" <rob@tconsult.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%23G6QGrRLEHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks Roger. It is hard to find people who are even willing to
post
> to
> > > > this.
> > > >
> > > No problem - it looked like you were really wanting
> > > some ideas or a sounding board.
> > >
> > > > Problem is if it were application related ten why would it not
> > > > happen every time?
> > > Very good point - import of which I did overlook in your post
> > >
> > > > That's one of the frustrating things - getting it to happen. I have
> > > > to wait until it happens before I can do anything.
> > > >
> > > Is anything at all being writting into the security event log
> > > relating to the IIS backend accounts or ASPNET account ?
> > > (assuming you have failure auditing enabled).
> > >
> > >
> > > > Why does this exact same script work on other server?
> > > >
> > > ? The same codepath is not being triggered ?? but why ?
> > >
> > > > I may try to contact their support again (I did once and
> > > > they were clueless).
> > > >
> > > I can find info EnumerateSecurityPackages (note not W form)
> > > but am not dev in this area, but if true to form that would just
> > > be Unicode version.
> > > However, it seems that there is some errant call/marshalling
> > > happening in the authorization negotiation for their .Net remoting.
> > >
> > > > Rob
> > > >
> > > > "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
> > > > news:OwaKODPLEHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > You likely need to talk with the authorize.net people
> > > > > as this appears due to some call they are making.
> > > > > It may be such as which version of the Framework you
> > > > > have installed on the IIS box, for example, but they will
> > > > > likely be able to guide you. Else, perhaps if you have
> > > > > the trace so you could see what the caller is; or you could
> > > > > try posting to the specific newsgroup for asp.net in the
> > > > > inetserver newsgroups.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Roger
> > > > > "Rob" <rob@tconsult.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eShWM7MLEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > The error is
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Server Error in '/' Application.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > --
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unable to find an entry point named EnumerateSecurityPackagesW
in
> > DLL
> > > > > > security.dll.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the
execution
> of
> > > the
> > > > > > current web request. Please review the stack trace for more
> > > information
> > > > > > about the error and where it originated in the code.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Exception Details: System.EntryPointNotFoundException: Unable to
> > find
> > > an
> > > > > > entry point named EnumerateSecurityPackagesW in DLL
security.dll.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Rob" <rob@tconsult.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:ezqY12MLEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > I have a .net page that connects to authorize.net to process
> > cards.
> > > > > > > When I put this page on this server I immediately got the
error
> > > below.
> > > > > To
> > > > > > > solve the problem, I added the ASPNET user group to the file
and
> > > gave
> > > > it
> > > > > > > modify permissions. I then re-started IIS. That fixed the
> problem
> > > and
> > > > I
> > > > > > was
> > > > > > > able to process cards.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > However; every few days the problem returns. In this case, I
> have
> > > > > control
> > > > > > > over the machine. I can easily fix the problem by re-starting
> > IIS -
> > > in
> > > > > IIS
> > > > > > > manager I right click on the machine name --> All Tasks -->
> > re-start
> > > > IIS
> > > > > > > That fixes the problem for another day or two. Then it
returns.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > * There is not a custom DLL names security.dll
> > > > > > > * There is no custom DLL.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The error occurs on this line in the script
> > > > > > > myWriter = New StreamWriter(objRequest.GetRequestStream())
> > > > > > > Which gets the request stream from authorize.net which would
say
> > > > > approved,
> > > > > > > denied, etc...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks....Rob
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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