Need help - Server Error in '/ReportServer' Application

I created a report project with the sales report followed by the SQL Server tutorial. But when I tried to publish a report. I got the following problem:

1. The connection could not made to the report server http://machinename/ReportServer

2.

Server Error in '/ReportServer' Application.

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Configuration Error

Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Failed to start monitoring changes to 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot' because access is denied.

Source Error:

[No relevant source lines]

Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config Line: 0

Could anyone give me some ideas to fix this problem?

Thanks

I had a similar problem (same error, different appication) accessing web.config. Permissions on the "wwwroot" folder were denying access. I'm still trying ro figure out which permission it was, but resetting them without restrictions circumvented the error. Also, I put a web.config in the wwwroot folder, but I don't know that this really helped anything yet.

Late response.

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Can you please let me know if you see any errors in the application or system event log when this problem happens? Also is this on a Windows 2003 server or Windows 2000 server?

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Thanks.

Ramu_MSFT

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I have seen no errors in the eventlog pertaining to: "An error occurred loading a configuration file: Failed to start monitoring changes to 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot\web.config' because access is denied."

Conditions: XP PRO w/ IIS v5.1; Installed ASP.NET v2.0.50727 (among other software) as suggested by: http://www.asp101.com/articles/sample_chapters/sitepoint_byoaspnet20/chapter1.asp. Used selected startup>>no startup items.

In browser, http://localhost/mypage.htm opens fine. Any *.aspx received error. I could "view [the *.aspx] in browser" output from within Visual Web Development 2005 Express Edition, but not directly in the browser.

HTM worked; ASPX would not. Modified permissions on the files and child folders but could not access web.config at "wwwroot." Threw the web.config from virtual directory into "wwwroot," removed restrictions (permissions) on "wwwroot," , and now I can load my *.aspx from the browswer: http://localhost/mypage.aspx. or http://localhost/virtualfolder/mypage.aspx.

On "wwwroot," I checked "Inherit from parent ...Include these entries...," but did not check "Replace permission entries on all child..." I did not modify any Services logon. Local Security Policies includes Administrators for "Impersonate..." But nothing worked until, and the last thing I did was, modify permissions on the "wwwroot" folder.

This may not apply to you (e.g., different O/S, versions, etc.). I know I have to reset permissions on "wwwroot" for security, but I haven't had time to narrow that down. If you know what the permissions should be for "wwwroot," PLEASE REPLY.

cc.