403 forbidden

At times you might see error 403 forbidden or access denied. when you check in sharepoint & IIS, everything is apparently fine. Application pool is up & Site is running. However when you check the permissions on the site Virtual directory under Security tab, you will find that 'Read' permission for 'Everyone' is missing & that is the reason everyone will see 403 Forbidden error while browsing the site.

Resolution : right click on Virtual directory folder for sharepoint site from IIS Manager > Go to Properties > Security tab > Edit > Add > add Everyone & assign Read permission. the site should be accessible now.

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