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Error: An internal error occurred. Please contact your system administrator.

Document ID: CTX111722   /   Created On: Feb 8, 2007   /   Updated On: Nov 6, 2007
Average Rating: 1

Symptoms

Users cannot log on to Web Interface. They receive the following error message:

“An internal error occurred. Please contact your system administrator.”

Cause

This error message is generic. Use the following methodology to determine the root cause of this issue.

Troubleshooting

Detailed logging shows the following output. You can enable detailed logging by modifying the web.config file or enabling customErrors mode.

CTX103673 – How to Disable the Default Error Message in Web Interface 3.x and 4.x

“Exception Details: System.IO.IOException: There is not enough space on the disk.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[IOException: There is not enough space on the disk.
]
   System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str) +723
   System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path) +632
   System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path) +195
   System.Web.Compilation.PreservedAssemblyEntry.DoFirstTimeInit(HttpContext context) +85

[HttpException (0x80004005): Failed to create temporary files directory 'C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\Temporary ASP.NET Files\citrix_metaframe\fd58bb86\61b006d4'. Access denied.]
   System.Web.Compilation.PreservedAssemblyEntry.DoFirstTimeInit(HttpContext context) +144
   System.Web.Compilation.PreservedAssemblyEntry.EnsureFirstTimeInit(HttpContext context) +98
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.PreloadAssembliesFromBin(HttpContext context) +153
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +454

[HttpException (0x80004005): ASP.NET Initialization Error]
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +946
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestInternal(HttpWorkerRequest wr) +128
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2300

Resolution

In this instance, ensure enough disk space is available for .ASP temporary files to be written to the C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\Temporary ASP.NET Files directory and that no permissions restrict access to the directory tree.


This document applies to:

  • Web Interface 4.6 for Presentation Server
  • Web Interface for Presentation Server 4.0
  • Web Interface for MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
  • Web Interface 4.5 for Presentation Server
  • Web Interface 4.2
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