The latest articles on DEV Community by Pablo Rivera (@pryelluw). https://dev.to/pryelluw https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F139070%2F852cd839-a0fa-4b34-aff5-d2186ea079b4.jpeg https://dev.to/pryelluw en Pablo Rivera Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:16:57 +0000 https://dev.to/pryelluw/fix-for-iisexpress-cannot-read-configuration-file-redirectionconfig-issue-on-vmware-e38 https://dev.to/pryelluw/fix-for-iisexpress-cannot-read-configuration-file-redirectionconfig-issue-on-vmware-e38 <p>Issue: When trying to create a Visual Studio solution on VMWARE VM running on a Mac you get the following error: </p> <p><code>IISExpress 8 Cannot read configuration file redirection.config</code></p> <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15897726/iisexpress-8-cannot-read-configuration-file-redirection-config">This thread</a> provides some insight into the issue. </p> <p>What's the problem?</p> <p>When creating a new web solution, VS checks all the IIS config files. The process fails if it can't access it.</p> <p>Solution:</p> <p>Turns out that VMWARE will map your host's <code>Documents</code> directory to Window's <code>Documents</code> directory. This means that VS cannot access the files.</p> <p>Steps:</p> <ol> <li>Turn off sharing the <code>Documents</code> directory on the host.</li> <li>Copy the Directory <code>C:\Program Files\IIS Express</code>.</li> <li>Paste it into <code>%userprofile%\Documents</code> </li> <li>Restart Visual Studio.</li> </ol>