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"This website declined to show this webpage ... This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer..." when launching CA IIS gateway (http://servername/ibmcognos) caused by not installing Application Request Routing (URL Rewrite)

Troubleshooting


Problem

User launches Cognos Analytics (CA) IIS gateway (http://servername/ibmcognos) via Internet Explorer.
  • As expected, this redirects to: http://servername/ibmcognos/bi
An error appears.

Symptom

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This website declined to show this webpage
This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect to the website, but it does not have permission to view the webpage.
For more information about HTTP errors, see Help.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
06 May 2025

UID

ibm16261397