Symptoms

Initialization failed before PreInit:
 

Diagnoses

An error has occurred on Workspace:
Please contact your administrator.
Error:
Initialization failed before PreInit: The user name or password is incorrect. (C:Program Files (x86)K2 blackpearlWorkspaceSiteweb.config line 113)
Possible causes
- using anonymous logon in IIS while Windows security is specified in Workspace configuration.
- current logged on user can not be verified against the Active Directory Membership provider.
- please review log files for more information.

 

Resolution

Re-configuring K2 Blackpearl resolved the issue.