Re: Removing IUSR_Server User

From: Paul Lynch (paul.lynch_at_nospam.com)
Date: 02/07/04 

Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 21:56:06 +0000

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 12:49:21 -0700, "Randy Faulkner"
<RandyFaulkner@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I created another user for anonymous logon, and applied it to the IIS site.
>In the process of testing, I did change the password for IUSR. Now, I
>continue to get security logon failures for IUSR in the event log. Is there
>any way to get rid of this user from being associated with the computer/IIS?
>I have not tried to delete it yet.
>

Randy,

You need to prevent IIS from re-creating the IUSR account or else it
will just re-create the account automatically.

IUSR and IWAM Accounts Are Re-created When the IIS Admin Service Is
Restarted
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=822165

Regards,

Paul Lynch
MCSE

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