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IIS 7.0 Directory Browsing for virtual directories throwing error if set to disable at default web root. Is there a workaround?

Policy requires me to set my web directories to not allow directory browsing. If I do this at the default web directory I cannot change it in II7.0 for my virtual directories. It throws an error. The error shows the path to the folder and says cannot write configuration files. it works fine in I.E6. Also I can change any folder on the server to enable it and that works. The virtual directories work fine if it's disabled at the default web root. I have to allow these directories to accept directory browsing like on the old server while leaving all the other off. Any help would be appreciated.

I can do it if I go back and individually deny directory browsing on each folder but there is a lot of work involved in that and I still can't do the root directory itself since it does not show up in IIS interface like it does in the NT file structure.

Zephyr ICT

You should be able to do this through the applicationHost.config on 1 virtual directory or more.

E.G: In the applicationHost.config file. (%WINDIR%\System32\inetsrv\config directory.)

Above the </configuration> tag, something like:

<location path="website-name/path-to-virtual-dir">
<system.webServer>
<directoryBrowse enabled="true" />
</system.webServer>
</location>

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This did work for me.