Cannot access http://server/iisstart.htm anonymously ?

[scott]

Cannot access http://server/iisstart.htm anonymously ?

1.
IIS manager
websites properties
Directory Security tab
Anonymous access and authentication
edit
Anonymous access checkbox is checked
set up IUSR_[machine_name] with blank pass

2.
IUSR_[machine_name] has the READ permission on wwwroot

3.
MY COMPUTER, MANAGE, LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS, USERS selected
IUSR_SERVER and reset password to blank.

4.
I also tried IISRESET.

Still when i browse to http://server/iisstart.htm i am prompted for user /
pass.

Any ideas ?

Thanks for your time
Scott

 

[ChrisG]

set up IUSR_[machine_name] with blank pass

The password with IIS will have to match the password for the user on the
machine. Reset the password and put it into IIS.

Chris.

 

[scott]

thanks for reply.

the passwords do match yet i still get prompted for user pass when browsing
from another machine to http://server/iisstart.htm

websites, properties, dir seciruty, enable anonumous (edit)
default website, properties, dir seciruty, enable anonumous (edit)

both these areas show iusr_server

also tried

server/iusr_server

wwwroot allows read access to iusr_server

tried iisreset

im stuck : (

scott

 

[ChrisG]

Are the files in your webserver root (probably c:\inetpub\wwwroot\) set to
inherit permissions? Also do these perrmisions include read access to the
iusr_server account?

Chris.

 

[scott]

Are the files in your webserver root (probably c:\inetpub\wwwroot\) set to
inherit permissions?

yes all files have correct permissions. iusr_server account definetly has
read access to "IISSTART.HTM"

Also do these perrmisions include read access to the iusr_server account?

yes. iusr_server account has READ access to all files in wwwroot.

 

[scott]

everyone if off to watch world cup i guess : )

 

[scott]

got it working thanks. IIS6 did not like a blank pass for user IUSR_SERVER.