Re: Backslash in "Default Domain" doesn't work

From: Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\) (egbert_nierop_at_nospam.invalid)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 21:31:04 +0200

"Kevin" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8acd01c432c5$37dc3120$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I've configured IIS to authenticate users against all
> trusting domains by putting a backslash in the "Default
> Domain" field in the "Authentication Methods" form per
> the instructions at

Hi Kevin,

The MSDN docs specify this (see below)!
To get the effect that you want, you need to specify that domain by a
configuration utility that automates creation websites. This utility should
set that domain.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/iissdk/iis/ref_mb_defaultlogondomain.asp
In Web, FTP, and NNTP servers, the DefaultLogonDomain property is used to
specify the default domain that the server uses to authenticate users (in a
Web hosting scenario where UserIsolationMode = 2). If the value of
DefaultLogonDomain is not specified, the default domain will be the domain
name controlled by the computer, if the computer is a domain controller. If
the computer is not a domain controller, the default domain will be the
computer name.

In the case of FTP, IIS uses this domain name to query the corresponding
Active Directory (AD) for the two properties required for each user in the
Web hosting scenario: msIIS-FTPRoot and msIIS-FTPDir.