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"Unable to start debugging on the web server. You do not have permission to debug the application."

Posted Date: 02 Jan 2006	Resource Type: Articles	Category: Web Applications
Author: Harish Ranganathan	Member Level: Gold
Rating:	Points: 10

Introduction

You may receive the error "Error while trying to run project: Unable to start debugging on the web server. You do not have permission to debug the application. The URL for this project is in the Internet zone. Click Help for more information."

This is one of the various errors that appear when you are debugging and may haunt you until you do the following fix:-

Resolution

1. In the Internet Explorer, "Tools" Menu, select "Internet Options".

2. Switch to "Security" Tab.

3. Click on "Internet" (The Globe Icon. Its actually the default selected).

4. Click on "Custom Level" in the bottom.

5. Scroll down to find the "User Authentication" section.

6. Select "Automatic logon with current username and password".

7. Click "Ok" twice to exit.

This should solve the issue.

Disclaimer

Please note that this resolution is specific only if you get the exact error message as mentioned in the beginning of this article. There are various reasons you get the "Unable to start debugging on the webserver". For a complete list of solutions, please check MSDN

Summary

This article discussed on solving one of the debugger issues we get when developing with Visual Studio .NET

Responses

Author: t n sankaran 19 Jan 2006

Member Level: Bronze Points : 0

i saw ur article "debugging".
its very usefull for me. i so eager to do .net certfified exam . will u please guide me for that. where are u i am in chennai. my id is tnshankar@gmail.com, 9894448801
thank u sir

Author: Pankaja Shankar 27 Apr 2007

Member Level: Bronze Points : 0

I get that the solution suggested in your article is for IE, now since I am using Mozilla, do you know what exactly I have to change in order to be able to debug my VS.Net 2003 web project?

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