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setting IIS anonymous user with vbscript / asdutil.vbs

Using script below I am trying to change the anon user for IIS 6 2003 Srv from IUSR_<machinename> to a local user I created. I get no errors, however when I check default web site with IIS mmc gui the anon user does not change. When I view anon user with adsutil it shows it did change. Anyone have idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks.

service_account_name = "svcacct"
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
strComputer = objNetwork.ComputerName
'set IIS anon account
wscript.echo "Setting IIS account"
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
strRun1 = "cscript.exe C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set w3svc/anonymoususername " & strComputer &"\"& service_account_name
strRun2 = "cscript.exe C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set w3svc/anonymoususerpass " & service_account_name
wscript.echo strRun1
wscript.echo strRun2
objShell.Run strRun1, 1, True
objShell.Run strRun2, 1, True

tomvburke

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I noticed that the user I am setting was on "Web Sites" so I used the identifier for the Default Web site being "1" as in ..."set w3svc/1/anonymoususername" but stuill does not seem to change the Default Web Site anon user/pw.

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tomvburke

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Thank you , I will let you know if this works. I should be able to test tonight once my infrastructure repairs whatever is wrong with our routing to test systems :-(

tomvburke

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Sorry Si Shamil, It look promising but it did not change the anonymous user for "Default Web Site" under "Web Sites" of IIS.

tomvburke

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Thanks, sorry I muist have been tired when I tested, I had the orer wrong when I did the test of "... root/1..." , Your solution worked well.
Thank you si shamil