HTTP Error 403.501 - Forbidden

You do not have permission to view this directory or page.

Most likely causes:

  • This is a generic 403 error and means the authenticated user is not authorized to view the page.

Things you can try:

  • Create a tracing rule to track failed requests for this HTTP status code. For more information about creating a tracing rule for failed requests, click here.

Detailed Error Information:

Module   IIS Web Core
Notification   Unknown
Handler   ExtensionlessUrlHandler-Integrated-4.0
Error Code   0x00000000
Requested URL   https://www.postcodearea.co.uk:443/postaltowns/sheffield/s139as/
Physical Path   C:\inetpub\wwwroot\postcodearea_new\postaltowns\sheffield\s139as\
Logon Method   Not yet determined
Logon User   Not yet determined
Request Tracing Directory   C:\inetpub\logs\FailedReqLogFiles

More Information:

This generic 403 error means that the authenticated user is not authorized to use the requested resource. A substatus code in the IIS log files should indicate the reason for the 403 error. If a substatus code does not exist, use the steps above to gather more information about the source of the error.

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