Re: IIS & IWAM_User

by Jonathan <jon_list(at)driftwood.net>

Date:	Thu, 05 Apr 2001 13:21:58 -0500
To:	"Charlton, Mark" <Mark.Charlton(at)saint-gobain.com>
Cc:	<hwg-servers(at)hwg.org>
In-Reply-To:	CRYNT40SRV
	todo: View Thread, Original

the most reliable way is to simply reinstall IIS.

sorry, but i have never heard of someone recommending the removal of the IWAM_ account. 


At 12:22 PM 4/5/01, Charlton, Mark wrote:
>Hi people
>
>I have an IIS4 server on which a security consultant informed me I could,
>and should, safely remove the IWAM user.  Nievely believing him I did, but
>since discovered after the server is running that I cannot use index server
>or some other ASP features.  I could re-install IIS, but  I really don't
>want to re-configure it all over again if at all possible.
>
>I have searched the MS technet and other sites, but cannot find anything
>about how to re-create the IWAM user.  I have created the User/name, but to
>no avail.  I assume I have to re-associate the user and password to the
>MTS/IIS servers, but I have no idea how.  
>
>Any assistance in how to do this would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Regards
>Mark
>
>=====================================
>Mark Charlton
>mailto mark.charlton(at)saint-gobain.com
>Tel:  (508) 795-2546
>Fax:  (508) 795-5976

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