Re: Website Authentication

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From: Pasq Zita (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 05:33:53 -0700

Hi Ken,

Thank you for the tip! I was reading about sub-
authentication just before I got your message. I am going
to try your recommendation.

Again, Thanks!

Regards,

Pasq Zita

>-----Original Message-----
>IIS probably no longer has the Anonymous User password.
In IIS 6.0
>SubAuthentication is no longer enabled by default.
>
>In your Active Directory User and Computer, set the
Anonymous User account's
>password manually. Set it to a long and complex password.
Then go into IIS
>Manager, right-click website -> directory security ->
edit authentication
>mechanisms, and where Allow Anonymous Authentication is,
enter the user's
>password.
>
>Ensure that the anonymous user has appropriate NTFS
permissions to the
>content in the webroot (Read to read files, Execute to
execute an .exe
>files)
>
>Cheers
>Ken
>
>"Pasq Zita" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:03f801c42478$1c4b5130$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>: Hello,
>:
>: I have upgraded from SBS 2000 to SBS 2003. Now, I cannot
>: access my website without entering a Windows User ID and
>: Password. For some reason annonymous authentication does
>: not work. Can anybody help?
>:
>: Thanks!
>
>
>.
>

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