HTTP Error 403.19 – Forbidden The configured user for this application pool does not have sufficient privileges to run CGI applications.

If you get the error

“HTTP Error 403.19 – Forbidden
The configured user for this application pool does not have sufficient privileges to run CGI applications.”

Try this (for IIS 7 and above)

1. Open IIS Manager

2. In the IIS Manager, click sites >> double click on the website on which you are getting the error.

3. Under website settings click on CGI.

4. Change Impersonate User from True to False.

5. Click Apply on the right.

Now try to access the site.