HTTP 403 Error While Trying To Access SharePoint Web App

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Published by admin on December 3, 2015

The name 403 forbidden error itself defines that it somehow related to permission regarding web application of SharePoint. Which means that the website will purely refuse you to enter and will ask you for log in.

The issue is irregular and flashing. Bizarrely if we produce copy of web.config file, rename the file of web.config, invigorate the page and you will be receiving an HTTP 403 error.

Shown below is what captured while operating server:

w3wp.exe 4180 C:inetpubwwwrootwssVirtualDirectoriesWeb80.Contoso.com80binACCESS DENIED Access: Read Data/List Synchronize, Directory, Disposition: Unlock, Options: Synchronous IO Non-Alert, Directory, Attributes: n/a, Share Mode: Delete, Read, Write, Allocation Size: n/a, Impersonating: NT AUTHORITYIUSR

In simple words the main cause for this error to happen is when any user that it not legitimate and lack with the permission of local management authorization tries to access the server but fall short of the /BIN directory by mimicking w3wp.exe (IIS worker procedure for ASP.NET) course. Therefore having no permission to enter the /BIN folder where ASP.NET congregates is what that’s actually allied to the actions of this error.

Major Symptoms

When user tries to create list of new items or while uploading a file and notices 403 forbidden issues and the fresh page is not displayed.

Non-admin tries to alter the list of item such as blog post and gets error 403, hence unable to edit.

Whereas an administrator of the farm lack with these sorts of issues including New/Edit pages and can amend and accumulate substance.

Manual Solution for HTTP 403 Error :

The solution that will be provided to make sure that non-authenticated users or groups has permission to Execute and Read, and be able to list contents of folder and obtain agreement on /BIN folder C:inetpubwwwrootwssVirtualDirectories{Sitename80}.

Make use of the steps mentioned beneath:

Go to Windows Explorer and find the way to /bin directory of application of web.
Then go to the properties by doing right click on the folder
Switch to tab of safety and hit edit
Then go to add button and adjoin local server group valid users or even users
Now simply make selections to options like Read, List Contents, Execute, etc.
Finally hit OK to pertain the fresh settings.
Refresh the webpage, hopefully this time you will be able to browse as you desire

Fully Automated Solution:

If you still have the problem breathing with your SharePoint then you must make use of a tool that can be helpful for you to get rid of errors as such. And the best available tool for this purpose is SharePoint File Repair Tool. Damaged/deleted/corrupted files are easily repaired and recovered. User can repossess every database and it will store them on your system.

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How to fix HTTP 403 Error ?

Firstly launch the SharePoint Recovery Tool you would find an interface. Make selection in between ‘Complete Repair’ and ‘Document Recovery’.
With ‘Complete Repair’, screen shows options to select and search SQL Server (.MDF) files. Go to search file option if you do not know the actual path of the database which you want to repair. Now start the scanning process.
Tree of all SharePoint database tables will be displayed in the left pane. You can have the whole sample in right pane. Now ‘Repair’ to commence repairing for the preferred database.
Then specify the SQL Server name or Instance name and preferred target path and press ‘OK’ button.
After completion, a box will display message ‘Recovered file saved at the desired location. This means Recovery Process has productively done’ and hit ‘OK’ button.
Another dialog will ask you to fasten the repaired database to web application. By clicking ‘Yes’ button, the exceeding dialog box will emerge. Type the name of the corrupt database and SQL Server Instance name in the URL box. Press ‘OK’ and continue. When the procedure gets finished, you would be able to access the repaired database by opening the web application.