iis-7msdeploywebdeploy

Webdeploy Issues: Cannot deploy unless admin

I am trying to deploy a site using msdeploy and cannot get it to deploy under an IIS user account. My admin account is able to deploy successfully.

Steps I have taken:

  1. Created IIS user account
  2. Give the account access to the relevant website
  3. Setup deployment for the site granting the iis user account permissions to deploy
  4. Ensured that the WMSVC has full rights to the physical folder
  5. Add the IIS user account to the relevant rule in Management Service Delegation

I get the following error back:

Unable to perform the operation. Please contact your server administrator to check authorization and delegation settings.
Solution

  • Turns out it was an expired password for the WDeployConfigWriter account.