When I set my app pool Identity tab to a particular username and password,
I'm prompted for an username and password when I try to access the web site,
but when I have Identity set to 'predefined network service' I'm able to
access my web site without any issues.

I need to have my web sites run as a particular user so in my web.config
files I have:

<identity impersonate="true" userName="domain\testUser"
password="$password$"/>

is this the correct way to do this?

Tom wrote:
> When I set my app pool Identity tab to a particular username and password,
> I'm prompted for an username and password when I try to access the web site,
> but when I have Identity set to 'predefined network service' I'm able to
> access my web site without any issues.
>
> I need to have my web sites run as a particular user so in my web.config
> files I have:
>
> <identity impersonate="true" userName="domain\testUser"
> password="$password$"/>
>
> is this the correct way to do this?
>

In the properties for the web site, in the Directory Security tab, under
anonymous access, you specify what user account is used for anonymous
browsing.

--
Göran Andersson
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your application pool account needs access to the virtual directories
and the asp.net temp folders.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)



Tom wrote:
> When I set my app pool Identity tab to a particular username and password,
> I'm prompted for an username and password when I try to access the web site,
> but when I have Identity set to 'predefined network service' I'm able to
> access my web site without any issues.
>
> I need to have my web sites run as a particular user so in my web.config
> files I have:
>
> <identity impersonate="true" userName="domain\testUser"
> password="$password$"/>
>
> is this the correct way to do this?
>
>
>

it does. The account being used has access to everything, we just changed
the password and now we're prompted everytime we try to access a web page.

"bruce barker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> your application pool account needs access to the virtual directories and
> the asp.net temp folders.
>
> -- bruce (sqlwork.com)
>
>
>
> Tom wrote:
>> When I set my app pool Identity tab to a particular username and
>> password, I'm prompted for an username and password when I try to access
>> the web site, but when I have Identity set to 'predefined network
>> service' I'm able to access my web site without any issues.
>>
>> I need to have my web sites run as a particular user so in my web.config
>> files I have:
>>
>> <identity impersonate="true" userName="domain\testUser"
>> password="$password$"/>
>>
>> is this the correct way to do this?
>>
>>