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Horde webmail does not work after server move

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wintech2003

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Hello,

I'm having trouble getting my horde webmail to work, after moving my data to a new clean Windows Plesk 8.6 box.
Everything seems to work fine (websites, databases etc) except webmail.

My problem is that when I try to access webmail.domain.com I get a HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied error message.
You can see it for yourself at http://webmail.petrilo.gr

After reading several forum posts I have done the following:

- Remove Webmail & PHP, Reboot, Reinstall Webmail & PHP. No luck
- Run defpackagemng --fix --type=webmail.horde & websrvmng --reconfigure-webmail. No luck
- Checked all website & application pool properties regarding username and passwords, as well as the security properties of c:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail. No luck

I'm posting some screenshots of my current configuration.

First my Security tab at the c:\inetpub\vhosts\webmail directory. The IWAM_plesk(default) account is set to Read, Read & Execute, List Folder Contents
webmail-security-iwampleskdefault.PNG

Then here is the same for c:\inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde directory.
webmail-horde-security-iwampleskdefault.PNG

Here is my plesk(default) application pool, where you can see that I use the IWAM_plesk(default) user.
iis-apppool-plesk-default.PNG

Here is the configuration at IIS -> Web Sites -> webmail(horde) -> Properties -> Directory Security -> Authentication Methods where again I use the IWAM_plesk(default) user.
iis-website-directory-security.PNG

Finally the Home Directory configuration pane of webmail(horde) where you can see that plesk(default)(pool) is configured as the Application Pool.
iss-website-apppool.PNG
 
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Additionally here is the filemon log when I try to access http://webmail.petrilo.gr

Code:
296    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\gzip.dll    SUCCESS    FileInternalInformation    
297    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    CLOSE    C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\gzip.dll    SUCCESS        
298    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\gzip.dll    SUCCESS    Attributes: A    
299    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\IIS Temporary Compressed Files    SUCCESS    Attributes: D    
300    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\    ACCESS DENIED    WINDOWSPLESK\IWAM_plesk(default)    
301    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\system32\rpcrt4.dll    SUCCESS    Attributes: A    
302    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\    SUCCESS    Options: Open NoBuffer Access: Read    
303    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\    IS DIRECTORY    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
304    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\    IS DIRECTORY    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
305    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\    SUCCESS    FileFsVolumeInformation    
306    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\    BUFFER OVERFLOW    FileAllInformation    
307    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    CLOSE    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\    SUCCESS        
308    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.html    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: Read    
309    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.html    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
310    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.html    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
311    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.htm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: Read    
312    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.htm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
313    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.htm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
314    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.cfm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: Read    
315    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.cfm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
316    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.cfm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
317    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.shtml    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: Read    
318    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.shtml    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
319    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.shtml    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
320    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.shtm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: Read    
321    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.shtm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
322    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.shtm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
323    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.stm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: Read    
324    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.stm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
325    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.stm    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
326    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: Read    
327    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
328    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    FileInternalInformation    
329    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    FileFsVolumeInformation    
330    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    BUFFER OVERFLOW    FileAllInformation    
331    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    CLOSE    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS        
332    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: Read    
333    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
334    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    FileInternalInformation    
335    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS    FileFsVolumeInformation    
336    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    BUFFER OVERFLOW    FileAllInformation    
337    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: 00100081    
338    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde    IS DIRECTORY    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
339    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde    IS DIRECTORY    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
340    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    DIRECTORY    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde        Change Notify    
341    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY SECURITY    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    BUFFER OVERFLOW        
342    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY SECURITY    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS        
343    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    CLOSE    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde\Index.php    SUCCESS        
344    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Program    NOT FOUND    Attributes: Error    
345    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Program.exe    NOT FOUND    Attributes: Error    
346    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: Read    
347    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
348    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
349    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS    Attributes: A    
350    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS    Attributes: A    
351    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: 001000A1    
352    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
353    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS    FileInternalInformation    
354    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS    Attributes: A    
355    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS    Length: 45056    
356    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe.Manifest    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 001200A9    
357    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe.Manifest    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
358    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe.Manifest    NOT FOUND    Options: Open  Access: 00100001    
359    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\Inetpub\vhosts\webmail\horde    SUCCESS    Attributes: D    
360    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    CLOSE    C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\Additional\Php\php.exe    SUCCESS        
361    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: Read    
362    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    OPEN    C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    SUCCESS    Options: Open  Access: 00100080    
363    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    SUCCESS    FileInternalInformation    
364    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    SUCCESS    FileFsVolumeInformation    
365    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    BUFFER OVERFLOW    FileAllInformation    
366    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    QUERY INFORMATION    C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    SUCCESS    Length: 1507    
367    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    READ     C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    SUCCESS    Offset: 0 Length: 1507    
368    8:47:59 μμ    w3wp.exe:3804    CLOSE    C:\WINDOWS\help\iisHelp\common\403.htm    SUCCESS
 
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Did you get this resolved? I'm having the same problem.

Thanks,
WaltD
 
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