NT4 and IIS2 access/permissions/security (fwd)

[Laura Guy]

you're right, it more than likely is something
silly.  running MIIS on NT 4.0 is actually pretty easy.
but in NT the security features are much more
robust than 95, so there are many potential pitfalls.

firstly, are you running NTFS?

secondly, how did you configure your web server?  are
you coming in using the anonymous (IUSR_machine name) 
method?  its probably the default and certainly the
easiest.

remember that the group that the IUSR account is in
must have read-access to the wwwroot directory.  

th IUSR account must have log on locally and log on to
server privs (maybe others).  

did you mess with the password for iusr?  it needs to be
the same in both the miis applet and the user manager.

the ftp and www services are quite separate from each other,
messing up one shouldnt necessarily mess up the other.  at least
as far as i can tell.

did you check the advanced tab in the iis service manager app?
is it open for all users?

im unfortunately not sitting at my server right now, so i
cant offer many more suggestions.  odds are your IUSR account
is not in a group that has the right access to the wwwroot
directory OR you've removed a user right that is necessary...

i suggest you play around a bit --  if nothing helps, send me
email.

laura guy
guy at dpls.dacc.wisc.edu


> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 07:42:48 -0700
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> 
> Hi.  No comments on dirty pictures, filters, or anything else
> "exciting" today.  This question is about an area I'm brand
> new too.  I'm still running 3 WebSite2.0 servers on 3 Win95
> boxes.  No problems. 
> 
> However, we just got a new server at http://www.lili.org/, and
> it is an HP PentiumPro200 with 96mb ram running NT4
> Server.  This is totally new to me and my colleagues.  We're
> also trying MS IIS2.0 on it, as it came on the CD with the
> computer.  We're also hoping to use it to provide some
> interactive database searching with Access97 databases
> we've already got set up.  
> 
> The problem?  At first, when NT4 was first installed, users
> could hit the web page with no problems.  Then I tried to get
> permissions set right for several of us to access the ftp and
> web servers with passwords and permissions on NTFS.  That
> is when it got messed up, since as of now it appears no one
> can access it but me.  I do have the standard guest account
> set up for the server, something like iuser_lili.  That user has
> permission for local connections and is a member of only two
> groups.  I'm sure there is something basic I'm missing, and
> any suggestions or help appreciated.  Please feel free to
> respond to list or privately.  If I get any answers back privately
> that solve it, I'll share the solutions with the list.
> 
> thanks
> 
> dan
> 
> 
> Dan Lester, Network Information Coordinator
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