IIS full pathname incorrect - iis

I have created a WebSite in IIS, with the following correct full pathname:
d:\inetpub\wwwroot\nameofsite
When I try and browse for this site, I get a 404 resource missing error. From the webserver, the error states it is looking for the resource in d:\inetpub\webmail\nameofsite. When I move the resource to this location, it works. I don't understand why it would claim the resources are in inetpub\webmail dir, when I never specified it there. I deleted the site, and created it again, in case I did it by accident, but it still does it.
What is going wrong?

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I had the same error but the cause was a MySQL database that could not be reached.
My web browser displayed the same error: The resource cannot be found.
If you check the logfile you may find the error: Access denied for user ''#'localhost' (using password: YES)
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~\App_Data\Sites\Default\Settings.txt

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ANSWERED THIS MYSELF, BELOW.
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To authorize my request they need to be able to resolve mydomain.net/randomstring.htm.
The "actual" site is at afunnydomainname.azurewebsites.net.
The specific problem is that I can access the randomstring.htm file in www.mydomain.net but not mydomain.net. And it's got to be mydomain.net/randomstring.htm, because TheSSLStore has a robot that looks for it there.
I have the following DNS records at my domain registrar that point to Azure, shown here.
www.mydomain.net => afunnydomainname.azurewebsites.net ("CNAME" record)
*.mydomain.net => 999.999.999.99 ("A" record, pointing to the real IP address)
mydomain.net => 999.999.999.99 ("A" record, pointing to the real IP address)
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/
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If I put mydomain.net/randomstring.htm in the address bar I get 404.
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b) OR, I don't understand where the "real root directory" is in this scenario,
c) or something else.
Question: What might be the problem and how might I fix it to get 'mydomain.net/randomstring.htm' to resolve?
My Answer:
Was found at this site, from google search "azure A record 404"
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/benjaminperkins/archive/2013/10/01/404-file-or-directory-not-found-when-mapping-custom-domain-to-a-windows-azure-web-site-server-error.aspx
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