500 internal error while accessing Application on Cold Fusion and Admin page of Cold Fusion

[ShambyJ]

"Error","DefaultQuartzScheduler_Worker-3","01/20/22","18:00:00",,"500 Internal Server Error "
coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag$HttpTagServerErrorException: 500 Internal Server Error
at coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag.connHelper(HttpTag.java:1214)
at coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag.runCall(HttpTag.java:1413)
at coldfusion.scheduling.CronTask.execute(CronTask.java:121)
at org.quartz.core.JobRunShell.run(JobRunShell.java:207)
at org.quartz.simpl.SimpleThreadPool$WorkerThread.run(SimpleThreadPool.java:560)

[BKBK]

That's not much information. Nevertheless, there is one clue you can follow up: a scheduled-task error. 

Could you share the error-message from the exception.log at time "01/20/22","18:00:00"?

[ShambyJ]

the above error is from exception log only. In addition, here is the IIS error I see 

HTTP Error 500.0 - Internal Server Error

Calling LoadLibraryEx on ISAPI filter "D:\ColdFusion11\config\wsconfig\1\isapi_redirect.dll" failed

Detailed Error Information:

ModuleNotificationHandlerError Code

IIS Web Core

Unknown

ExtensionlessUrlHandler-Integrated-4.0

0x80070005

Requested URLPhysical PathLogon MethodLogon User

D:\ColdFusion11\cfusion\wwwroot

Not yet determined

Not yet determined

I tried the steps from  https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/troubleshoot-error-500-coldfusion.html , but still getting the error

[Charlie Arehart]

Shambhawi, that error can have many causes, but from my experience helping people the most common are:

• Someone changed the iis app pool to be 32-bit. See the advanced settings for the app pool of the site in question. 
• If that's it, watch out also for "default app pool settings" in iis, which would affect newly created app pools--and this may be what caused this app pool to be set that way. Change it to NOT be 32-bit, unless you have a compelling reason otherwise 
• A different possibility is that someone changed the iis site or application pool to have a user that's different from the default, and they did not give permission for that user to the config/wsconfig folder above
• Or they removed permissions from that folder (or the 1 subfolder or even the dll)
• Reconciling those permissions may solve the problem

If it's none of these, do be sure you're not seeing a cached page in your browser. Try another browser.

If that's still not it, let us know. 

[ShambyJ · Accepted solution]

thanks for the input Charlie! Issue finally got resolved. Security team had removed permissions from drive level, that caused the error.

[Charlie Arehart]

Glad your folks solved it. That problem was a variant of my 4th bullet above: I proposed it could be that it was permissions removed from the specific wsconfig folder, but you're saying they ahd removed permissions from the whole drive. 🙂

Besides wondering if you might also mark mine as an answer (in addition to yours, as there can be more than one marked as an answer), I am also concerned for you if their solution was to give the permissions BACK to the whole drive. That may not be needed. Instead they may only need to have given it to that wsconfig folder. If that alone worked, it would indeed be more secure.

[BKBK]

At what time does the IIS error occur? I ask because this error seems to be different from the first.

[BKBK]

@ShambyJ , have you looked into the scheduled-task idea? For example,

1.  Open lib/neo-cron.xml in a text editor and check whether it is corrupt.
2.  Test with the back-up neo-cron file. If you have one, it will be called neo-cron.bak.
        Proceed as follows:
        Stop the ColdFusion instance.
        Rename the current neo-cron.xml to neo-cron.original. 
        Rename neo-cron.bak to neo-cron.xml.
        Restart the ColdFusion instance.
        Does that help?
   
   Some questions to provide context:
   
   

What Update level of CF11 are you on?

What Java version are you using for CF11?

Do you have just one IIS site on the server?

[magnetic_twilight1540]

"Error","DefaultQuartzScheduler_Worker-3","01/20/22","18:00:00",,"500 Internal Server Error "
coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag$HttpTagServerErrorException: 500 Internal Server Error
at coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag.connHelper(HttpTag.java:1214)
at coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag.runCall(HttpTag.java:1413)
at coldfusion.scheduling.CronTask.execute(CronTask.java:121)
at org.quartz.core.JobRunShell.run(JobRunShell.java:207)
at org.quartz.simpl.SimpleThreadPool$WorkerThread.run(SimpleThreadPool.java:560)

By @ShambyJ

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[magnetic_twilight1540]

"Error","DefaultQuartzScheduler_Worker-3","01/20/22","18:00:00",,"500 Internal Server Error "
coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag$HttpTagServerErrorException: 500 Internal Server Error
at coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag.connHelper(HttpTag.java:1214)
at coldfusion.tagext.net.HttpTag.runCall(HttpTag.java:1413)
at coldfusion.scheduling.CronTask.execute(CronTask.java:121)
at org.quartz.core.JobRunShell.run(JobRunShell.java:207)
at org.quartz.simpl.SimpleThreadPool$WorkerThread.run(SimpleThreadPool.java:560)

By @ShambyJ