I'm trying to add an Application Pool Identity user to folder permissions in Windows Server 2012 Standard, Build 9200. This is IIS 8.0.
When I try to add the user IIS APPPOOL\ExampleAppPoolIdentity Windows reports that the Name is not found. All Object types are selected, and Locations is set to the local machine.
I am adding the permissions through folder properties -> security -> edit -> add
If I set a website or web application to point to the Application Pool, and browse to the site, the user is then created/available and works when adding to folder permissions.
I have tried this on my local version of Windows 7 with IIS 7.5 and the behaviour is that as soon as the Application Pool is created the user is created and ready to add as permissions to a folder. I have also not had this problem with IIS 7.5 before on other Windows environments including 2012.
My end goal is to programmatically add the permissions to the folder, and I have had the same trouble using Microsoft.Web.Administration to create the Application Pool and then translate that to a user SID with System.Security.Principal.NTAccount.Translate. However, this question is purely an operating system question at this point, as I can't achieve the same result through the standard Windows GUI.
Is there a way I can force the creation/availability of the Application Pool Identity user without first running a website that is pointing to the Application Pool?
