Yes it does. It has full control.
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Browse All TopicsI am trying to setup a virtual directory on IIS 7 to access a basic html website through localhost.
I get the following error:
HTTP Error 401.3 - Unauthorized
Description: You do not have permission to view this directory or page because of the access control list (ACL) configuration or encryption settings for this resource on the Web server.
Error Code: 0x80070005
Notification: AuthenticateRequest
Module: IIS Web Core
Requested URL: http://localhost:80/automo
Physical Path: C:\Users\Robert\Documents\
Logon User: Anonymous
Logon Method: Anonymous
Handler: StaticFile
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If that doesnt work, try setting the anonymous user to an account that you know has the correct permissions - like Adminstrator. If that works, then there is a permissions issue somewhere with the IUSR permissions - maybe since it is in a user folder, it cant traverse folders or maybe there is a ACL issue with the file itself - but folder is ok.
We gave it enough permissions to work... The IUSR account either does not have enough rights to read or execute the files / code in webpage. I think that the IUSR account would work as well and you may want to continue to troubleshoot the issue if you want to lockdown your IIS installation. I have seen in the past when you do not store the web site in the inetpub folder, the default permissions that a web site needs are often not setup properly. I think this has to do with ASP.NET processing.
I would recommend, if you can, to setup you site in the inetpub folder and set the IUSR as the anonymous user. I think that since it is in a user folder, trying to get it to work may be difficult and may open up your user files to attack.
The application pool identity is described here: http://www.microsoft.com/t
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by: brent_caskeyPosted on 2008-01-12 at 19:57:15ID: 20646354
Sounds like NTFS permissions might be causing a problem. Does the IUsr account have permissions to that file / folder for site?