HTTP/1.1 Error 403.1 - Forbidden - Execute Access Forbidden

• Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When a GET request is submitted to a Web server, the Web server may send the following error message to the client browser:

HTTP/1.1 403.1 - Forbidden - Execute Access Forbidden

CAUSE

This error can occur when there is a period (.) in the name of the virtual directory, for example:

http://www.mycompany.com/test.test

RESOLUTION

1. Delete the virtual directory with the period (.) in its name.



2. Re-create the virtual directory in question, and make sure that the new virtual directory name does not contain a period.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbWinOS2000
Version : winnt:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb