wcf - error 404 file cannot be found when trying to browse the *.svc file

Question

Hi all,

I am getting "file not found" error when tring to browse to the *.svc file of my service. i've tried almost everything including reinstalling the iis and using the CleanIISScriptsMap tool.
I am trying to run it on a windows server 2003 with .net framework 3.5 (no visual studio on this machine)
I've added IIS_WPG, Network Service and Asp.Net groups with full permissions to the folder of my service. 
This service works fine on other machines.
Does anybody have an idea?

Thanks.

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loofyan

Answer 1

If you place an html file in the same directory can you browse to it?

--Steve Barbour

Answer 2

Try the following:

( I think I already answered you in another forum ;-) 

- Try to upload any normal ASP.NET 2.0 web site and see if you can access the .aspx

- Try to build a sample WCF service as executable (using self hosting) and check if it works

- In inetmgr press "properties" oj your site, go to the "home directory" tab and press the "configuration" button. In the screen that opens in the "mappings" tab check if .svc is mapped. If not map it to 

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll

And rest of the mapping details same as with the .asmx map.

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Answer 3

Yes, i can browse an html, asp and aspx files.

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loofyan

Answer 4

Hi, try to run follow command and test again.

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation>ServiceModelReg.exe -i

Answer 5

Thanks Zhao but i tried it allready.

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loofyan

Answer 6

What's the sub-status code for 404? you can check it with follow kb for the reason.

318380 Description of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and 6.0 status codes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;318380

Answer 7

I  have installed .net framework 3.5 sp1 and it solved the problem.

Thanks for all the answerers!

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loofyan

Answer 8

I just wanted to add my own two cents:

I have been strugling with this behaviour myself this morning, and none of the above worked. After reading Zhao Wei's reply, I checked my log files and I could see this at the very right-most end of the log lines for the failed requests:

2009-06-15 12:22:10 W3SVC1 127.0.0.1 GET /blst/WCF/auditingmodule/ServiceEndpoints/auditingmodule.svc - 80 - 127.0.0.1 Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+7.0;+Windows+NT+5.2;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727;+.NET+CLR+3.0.4506.2152;+.NET+CLR+3.5.30729) 404 2 1260

So I checked via http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/0f4ac79a-dc2b-4a5f-89c1-d57266aa6ffe.mspx?mfr=true that the status subcode "2" meant "Web service extension lockdown policy prevents this request."

I used this to finally find this page that contained the answer: http://neilkilbride.blogspot.com/2008/02/windows-2003-iis-returns-404-for-aspnet.html

To solve my issue, I simply went to IIS MMC, clicked on "Web service extensions" and clicked "Allow" for the ASP.Net v2.0.50727 .

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Answer 9

I solved my 404 problem (not finding the svc file) using a slight variation of Jesper Stocholm's solution.

I went to IIS MMC, clicked on "Web service extensions" and clicked "Allow" for the ASP.Net <latestVersion>

In my case this was: ASP.NET v4.0.30319

 

Answer 10

Nice to hear that.