Executing Perl Scripts Generates 403 Access Forbidden Error
Article ID: 161559
Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
This article was previously published under Q161559
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SYMPTOMS
After you install Perl, the following error message may appear when
you execute a Perl script from the Scripts virtual directory:
HTTP/1.0 403 Access Forbidden (Read Access Denied - This Virtual
Directory does not allow objects to be read.)
CAUSE
During the installation of Perl, a registry entry is added to the following
subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3Svc\Parameters
\Script Map\.pl : Reg_Sz : Path:\PerlIS.Dll
This registry entry specifies that a file with the extension .pl can be
executed in a virtual directory and calls the PerlIs.dll interpreter.
WORKAROUND
All Internet Services must be stopped and then restarted after installing
Perl for Windows NT. The registry change will not take effect until the
services have been restarted.
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