Re: NEED HELP WITH XP IIS SECURITY

From: Paul Lynch (paul.lynch_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/12/04


Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 01:39:27 +0100

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:13:29 GMT, "Jones" <none@nonenonenone.co.uk>
wrote:

>I've just installed Windows XP Pro on my PC.
>
>I used to run Windows 2000 Pro on my machine and I was able to configure who
>could have access to certain files in IIS and who couldn't by right clicking
>the file in Windows Explorer go to properties and then the security tab.
>
>Now with XP I can't, all it has is properties for local sharing and security
>and network sharing and security. I have tried both items and none seem to
>give me the options I need.
>
>I used to use IIS on XP but I found difficulties when trying to connect
>dreamweaver to MySql databases using localhost. The only solution I have
>managed to find on the internet on how to resolve it is to use Apache. So
>at the moment I'm playing with that. I'm trying to learn PHP and the
>problem I am having is when I put a folder or file outside of the root
>folder for security reasons and then write script to access that folder.
>There are no problems with the script, it's just denied access to the file.
>In this case it is a flat text file that I want to be able to write to using
>IIS. The way I used to work around this is through the security tab on the
>properties, but now on XP it doesn't seem to have this property. Do I have
>to re-install 2000 to get this to function or can I just enable it somehow
>within XP?
>
>All input greatly appreciated.
>
>Jones

Hello,

Read this KB article :

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared
folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307874

Regards,

Paul Lynch
MCSE



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