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Exchange 2003 OWA login page doesn't appear, when you type the URL it prompts for the user name/password

Exchange 2003 OWA login page doesn't appear in the browser (when i type the url)
It staraight away prompts for the user name/password in a little box and if i type the correct user name/password, it goes to the mail box. But i need the web login page which i can type the user name and pw.
Server - Windows 2k3 standard with sp2
Exchange - 2k3 with sp2

Sembee

Do you have SSL enabled?
Do you have forms based authentication enabled?

If you don't have both of those enabled and use https in the URL then you will not get the forms based page.

Simon.

Matthew Millers

Do you have forms based auth enabled?
Server > protocols > HTTP
Right click the exchange virtual server > properties
Settings tabs

chamathk

ASKER

SSL and form based authentication is enabled.

garethh86

Try this, Go into IIS msc, default web site, right click exchange virtual folder, properties, authentication, untick basic authentication and click windows authentication.

Hope thsi helps!

Sembee

If you disable basic authentication then FBA will not work. It only works with basic authentication because of the type of technology being using.

I would suggest disabling FBA and then running iisreset. Then enable FBA again.

Ensure that anonymous access is enabled to the /exchweb virtual directory.

Simon.

chamathk

ASKER

Guys what I want is the Owa LOGIN PAGE to appear- now I have SSL and FBA enabled. This is the same loging screen that appears in Small Business servers. Help I RUNNING OUT OF TIME. At this moment when ever I go to the mail's url i get a prompty to enter username and poassword and NO Login screen. Help help.

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chamathk

ASKER

Hi Sembee, Cheers !!! it worked after i installed the SSL certificate.. Thanks a lot.