Error message when you finish the installation of Business Portal and then start Business Portal: "Server Error in '/' Application. Access denied to 'Microsoft Dynamics'. Failed to start monitoring file changes"

Method 1

1. Grant the required permissions to the ASP.NET process account. To do this, follow these steps:
   
   1. In Windows Explorer, locate the installation folder for the application. Or, locate the folder for the virtual directory. The following is the default location of the Business Portal virtual directory:
      C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\Business Portal
   2. Right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
      
   3. On the Security tab, click Add.
      
   4. In the Enter the object names to select field, type the following, and then click OK:
      ComputerName\ASPNET
      Note Replace the ComputerName placeholder with the name of the computer that is running Business Portal.
   5. In the Permissions area, enable the following options in the Allow list, and then click OK:
      • Read & Execute
      • List Folder Contents
      • Read
   6. Click Save to close the window, and then restart Internet Information Services (IIS).
2. Grant the required permissions for the Network Service account. To do this, follow these steps:
   
   1. In Windows Explorer, locate the application folder for the Web site. Or, locate the folder for the virtual directory. The following is the default location of the Business Portal virtual directory:
      C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics\Business Portal
   2. Right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
   3. On the Security tab, click Add.
   4. In the Enter the object names to select field, type Network Service.
      
      Note This user account is a local user account.
   5. In the Permissions area, enable the following options in the Allow list, and then click OK:
      • Read & Execute
      • List Folder Contents
      • Read
   6. Click Save to close the window, and then restart IIS.

Method 2

• To determine the folder names in the path, follow these steps:
  1. In IIS Manager, right-click the Web site in which Business Portal is installed, and then click Properties.
  2. Click the Home Directory tab, and then note the folder names of the path in the Local Path box.
• If you rename a folder so that the folder name contains less than nine characters, you have to make the same change in IIS for the Web site. After you make the change, stop and then start IIS.