SharePoint 2019 On Premise: System.Net.WebException: 'The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.'

Question

Hi there,

When I use CSOM to connect the SharePoint Site (2* WFE and AAM is https://d.xxxxx.com), and the following error comes up as shown below:

System.Net.WebException: 'The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.'

my code is:

ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext(siteUrl);

            clientContext.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(farmAdmin, password, domain);
            clientContext.AuthenticationMode = ClientAuthenticationMode.Default;

            Uri uri = new Uri(siteUrl);

            if (uri.Scheme == "https")
            {
                ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls | SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
                ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback += new System.Net.Security.RemoteCertificateValidationCallback(customXertificateValidation);
            }

            clientContext.Load(clientContext.Site.RootWeb);
            clientContext.ExecuteQuery();

            return clientContext;

even I use the PnP component (OfficeDevPnP.Core: OfficeDevPnP.Core.AuthenticationManager authenticationManager) is the same error.

is there any solution on it.? Thanks

Answer 1

Hi @SHUO .H ,

I understand the 401 error is coming when access site remotely with CSOM.

Here are some suggestions to narrow down the issue:

1. Try to create a new web application without any AAM/Certificate settings and test if CSOM can connect to the site host in the new web application. If the CSOM is working, then the issue is related to the AAM binding, need to check in IIS and web.config.
2. If the issue is the same for the new web application, then it needs to check the CSOM request with Fiddler and check ULS log for detailed information.

Thanks
Best Regards

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