I had a similar issue, and had to uninstall Server and re-install. I guess something corrupted during the install.
I had the same issue as well... Uninstalling and re-installing worked only if I deleted the C:\arcgiserver\ and C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server\ folders before reinstall. (I did not need to uninstall my other ArcGIS Desktop and Engine installations).
I tried this still not work.
I had the same issue when I changed the account that ArcGIS ran under (./arcgis is default). I resolved it by changing the file permissions on the arcgisserver folder and the Program Files\ArcGIS to allow access for the user that ArcGIS server service is running under.
I ran into same issue, with a different scenario.
reason: arcgisserver folder residing on network drive was inaccessible.
Hi, i had the same problem and this was solved by change in ArcGIS Server Properties to Log on as: Local System account
I'd contact support services and look for a better option. Running an application server as the local system account is highly unadvised from a security perspective.