HTTP Error 401.2 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to server configuration

Objective: Solution for HTTP Error 401.2 - Unauthorized: Access is denied

Error in Web Page:

You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied because your Web browser is sending a WWW-Authenticate header field that the Web server is not configured to accept.
Please try the following:

Contact the Web site administrator if you believe you should be able to view this directory or page. Click the Refresh button to try again with different credentials.

HTTP Error 401.2 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to server configuration.
Internet Information Services (IIS)

Technical Information (for support personnel)

Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 401.
Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled About Security, Authentication, and About Custom Error Messages.

Solution:

Give the permissions in the child folder where the website is accessing for the relevant user like IUSR_MGMTEXDR

Please see the error in internet explorer by deselecting the friendly HTTP error messages from Internet Explorer.

To make the error to appear in web page, Please go to Internet Explorer - Tools - Options - Advanced - Deselect the Friendly HTTP error



Go to IIS and Select the Particular folder which you are accessing through website and right click to see the properties.

Go to Directory Security Tab and click the Edit button in the Authentication and click Enable Anonymous Access check box and Apply for the user IUSR_MGMTEXDR.