HTTP Error 401 – Not Authorized Error in SharePoint site with Kerberos Authentication Enabled

In a new SharePoint web application, it prompted for user name and password repeatedly

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And finally resulted inĀ  “Not Authorized – HTTP Error 401. The requested resource requires user authentication” – in the SharePoint site with Kerberos Authentication Enabled.

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Here is some more spec: MOSS 2007, Windows 2008, IIS 7.5.

Solution:

With IIS 7.5, Kerberos enabled for SharePoint, we must turn OFF the “Kernel Mode Authentication”. Here is how:

1. Open the IIS, Select the authentication feature of the appropriate web application

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2. Select the authentication mode which is enabled, click on Advanced settings

3. Make sure you have unselected the “Kernel Mode Authentication”

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4. Do an IISReset

Salaudeen Rajack

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