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Creating an IIS_WPG account in IIS 5.1
I have an application that specifically requests that I have an IIS_WPG account available to run a web application. I'm using a testing box that only has IIS 5.1 (win xp). Does anyone know how I can create a IIS_WPG account from scratch? Is it possible?
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Reinstalling IIS will/should create the account and set the permissions at a registry/internal level.
If a third party application requires the use of the group, chances are the application is not installed into the default inetpub/wwwroot directory in which case the directory permissions will have to be granted to the application directory after the application is installed. The application might do this automatically (which makes sense if it is requiring the group to exist) or you might have to manually grant the permissions to the application directory.
If a third party application requires the use of the group, chances are the application is not installed into the default inetpub/wwwroot directory in which case the directory permissions will have to be granted to the application directory after the application is installed. The application might do this automatically (which makes sense if it is requiring the group to exist) or you might have to manually grant the permissions to the application directory.
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Believe it or not, your suggestion worked, at least for the purposes of this software app. Thank you.
Believe it or not, your suggestion worked, at least for the purposes of this software app. Thank you.
The easiest way to accomplish this is to reinstall IIS on your Windows XP machine. This will set the necessary permissions.
Best of luck,
harperse