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IIS Site Error - You are not authorized to view this page

Points of my scenario:
1. I am admin of a Windows Server 2003 domain.
2. I have successfully implemented MS Network Load Balancing for two IIS member servers.
3. Anonymous logon is enabled using the default "IUSR_<machine name>" account.
4. I removed NLB from the two servers and changed both their hostnames.
5. Since the change in point #4, whenever I attempt to access website on any of the two servers, I get the error "You are not authorized to view this page".
QUESTION: How can I resolve this error to view my websites again?

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snusgubben

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Walt Forbes

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To snusgubben: (1) The IUSR_hostname does NOT reflect the new hostname: it retains the original hostname. (2) In IIS Manager, r-clicking the site & choosing "Browse" yields the same error. (3) The IIS logs contain cryptic language - nothing from which a cause can be deciphered.

snusgubben

Did you try to change the IUSR_<hostname> to reflect the new account for anonymous logons?

("iisreset" if you change)

Walt Forbes

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All: I found the problem - the following policy was configured to include the local Guests group account: "Deny access to this computer from the network." The IUSR_hostname account is a member of the BUILin\Guests group.