IUSR_SERVER Unknown user name or bad password
Hi All,
I'd really appreciate some help with this as I'm struggling to get this resolved.
Everyday on the SBS2003 report I receive approx 3000 critical errors in the security log with the following:
Reason: Unknown user name or bad password
User Name: IUSR_SERVER
Domain: (hidden)
Logon Type: 8
Logon Process: Advapi
Authentication Package: Negotiate
Workstation Name: SERVER
Caller User Name: NETWORK SERVICE
Caller Domain: NT AUTHORITY
Caller Logon ID: (0x0,0x3E4)
Caller Process ID: 17640
Transited Services: -
Source Network Address: -
Source Port: -
The process ID relates to the w3wp.exe service which is running under the Network Service account.
I've reset the username/password as per the instructions here: http://www.howtonetworking.com/Internet/resetpassword.htm and while this fixes it for a few hours, it returns the next day.
Whilst these errors are occuring, I get several login prompts when browsing the RWW - I understand this is because the anonymous access is not working when the IUSR_Server account has a bad password.
Does anybody have any ideas as to how I can fix this please?
I'd really appreciate some help with this as I'm struggling to get this resolved.
Everyday on the SBS2003 report I receive approx 3000 critical errors in the security log with the following:
Reason: Unknown user name or bad password
User Name: IUSR_SERVER
Domain: (hidden)
Logon Type: 8
Logon Process: Advapi
Authentication Package: Negotiate
Workstation Name: SERVER
Caller User Name: NETWORK SERVICE
Caller Domain: NT AUTHORITY
Caller Logon ID: (0x0,0x3E4)
Caller Process ID: 17640
Transited Services: -
Source Network Address: -
Source Port: -
The process ID relates to the w3wp.exe service which is running under the Network Service account.
I've reset the username/password as per the instructions here: http://www.howtonetworking.com/Internet/resetpassword.htm and while this fixes it for a few hours, it returns the next day.
Whilst these errors are occuring, I get several login prompts when browsing the RWW - I understand this is because the anonymous access is not working when the IUSR_Server account has a bad password.
Does anybody have any ideas as to how I can fix this please?
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Thanks for the response however I am unable to access the link provided so I'd appreciate it if you could let me know the content.
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Thanks JohnThePro and cpmcomputers, both your answers are pretty much the same so I've followed through the instructions. I think I've done most of that before except the synciwam.vbs script which is possibly where I'd been going wrong.
I'll let you know if the errors stop in a couple of days.
Thanks for your help.
I'll let you know if the errors stop in a couple of days.
Thanks for your help.
Please let us know! Thanks! :)
Sorry our posts seem to have overlapped
The last step is critical in syncing both passwords (Iuser and Iwam) in active directory and IIS
Hopefully the devil is in the detail here
Let us know how you go - Cheers
The last step is critical in syncing both passwords (Iuser and Iwam) in active directory and IIS
Hopefully the devil is in the detail here
Let us know how you go - Cheers
ASKER
Thanks guys, this has solved the issue.
good job !
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/partnerwinserversbs/thread/e77df183-22dc-4f6e-b8d2-bfa3f3990147?prof=required
If you cannot, let me know, and I'll farm the content from the page and place it here.