Re: iis looses configuration information

From: David Wang [Msft] (someone_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 04:23:43 -0700

IIS Configuration is kept in memory. If the configuration is not written
back to disk before something resets/crashes IIS, then those configuration
changes will be lost (it's like what happens when you type a document in
Word but never hits save -- and then something crashes Word. You will
usually lose the document -- just like you are losing IIS configuration
settings that were unsaved).

Try this sequence to make sure your configuration is saved. If this doesn't
work, then you've got something else running on the server that is changing
configuration that you need to figure out.
1. Make your configuration changes in the UI
2. NET STOP IISADMIN /y <-- this must complete successfully. Any errors,
you should retry from step #1
3. NET START W3SVC 

-- 
//David
IIS
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"tom thayer" <tomthayer2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3228903a.0404080502.26919146@posting.google.com...
We are running Windows 2000 and IIS 5.0 and have a website with
virtual directories. Sometimes the iis configuration information for
those virtual directories is lost. The home directory / application
name / create button is changed to remove. We hit create to get the
virtual directory back. Other information is lost also. Files must be
re-added to the documents tab. Directory security must be reset, etc.
We find nothing relevant in the event log. What might cause this and
what log information is available or can be turned on that might aid
in identifying the cause?
At one time I thought it might have been Windows Installer, but now I
do not think so.