Re: Need help on windows server 2003

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 05/11/04 

Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 02:28:16 -0700

So youre telling me that there is no way to get it to
happen automatically?

there MUST be a way couse the cmpany has no time to
develop AND change the run option every time they create
a new project.

>-----Original Message-----
>As a part of security lockdown, IIS6 only serves static
files by default.
>Scripts like ASP will not work until you enable it to
run on IIS6 AND enable
>"Scripts" on the vdir/app that actually needs to run
scripts. This is
>totally by design -- secure by default. You have to
configure and unlock
>IIS functionality.
>
>This approach is far better than prior IIS versions,
which had all the bells
>and whistles enabled (so users would never need
to "unlock" any
>functionality as they grow more sophisticated) -- but
history has shown that
>this helps hackers more than end users.
>
>The end result of the "hostile Internet" is that it's a
little more hassle
>now for you to have to enable the "Scripts" permission
when you add a
>project, but I hope you realize this is for your own
benefit. There is no
>way that IIS6 will ever automagically enable "Scripts"
permission when you
>add a project remotely -- there is much potential
security vulnerability
>with what you're asking.
>
>--
>//David
>IIS
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>//
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:b31f01c4372e$f5321560$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>Some time ago i set up a web/sql server for my company,
>yet last week we were testing it and we found out that
>IIS cannot show .asp pages (just non script and non app
>pages)
>
>i found that i had to manually set the run permissions on
>scripts only or run scripts and applications.
>
>how can i configure IIS to automatically do so when i
>remotely add a project (with visual interdev)
>
>and if someone knows the awnser to this problem please
>give a detailed walkthrough couse i am not that familiar
>with windows server 2003.
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>Tars Talsma
>Businesscorner system administrator
>
>
>.
>

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