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I think I'm missing the last bit, adding the user to the IUSR group, I'll give that try tomorrow<br />
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thanks
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I think I'm missing the last bit, adding the user to the IUSR group, I'll give that try tomorrow

thanks

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Of course, you Enabled Basic authentication, therefore IIS has an expectation that a user hitting the website will enter valid user credentials.<br />
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1. &nbsp;What is this for an application?<br />
2. &nbsp;What are you trying to accomplish by enabling basic auth?<br />
2. &nbsp;What does the site do?<br />
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BTW, adding a user to the IIS group doesn't buy much in way of functionality or access unless that group is used for controlling NTFS permissions and anything in the application that has permissions assigned to it.<br />
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Dan
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Of course, you Enabled Basic authentication, therefore IIS has an expectation that a user hitting the website will enter valid user credentials.

1.  What is this for an application?
2.  What are you trying to accomplish by enabling basic auth?
2.  What does the site do?

BTW, adding a user to the IIS group doesn't buy much in way of functionality or access unless that group is used for controlling NTFS permissions and anything in the application that has permissions assigned to it.

Dan

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Any additional info?<br />
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Dan
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Adding to the IUSR group worked
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I am trying to set up Basic Authentication for an IIS 7 ASP.NET web site running on Server 2008 R2<br />
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I have enabled Basic Authentication in IIS and disabled Anonymous authentication<br />
I have created a 'local' user account on the server and given it full access to the sites folder but whenever I try to access the site it just keeps prompting for the username and password<br />
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What am I missing?
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I am trying to set up Basic Authentication for an IIS 7 ASP.NET web site running on Server 2008 R2

I have enabled Basic Authentication in IIS and disabled Anonymous authentication
I have created a 'local' user account on the server and given it full access to the sites folder but whenever I try to access the site it just keeps prompting for the username and password

What am I missing?

IIS 7 Basic Auth keeps asking for password

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.

Microsoft IIS Web Server

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.