Help with IUSER password?

Hello all..

I run a very small w2kserver, IIS5 to put about 6 websites
onto the internet. This is very new to me, and I've
learned slowly how to accomplish this over the past 2
months.

But as of today, all of my 6 sites, when visited, get a
401: Unauthorized: logon failed error.

In my EventViewer, I note that it says "Warning: The
server was unable to logon the Windows NT
account 'IUSR_KKT-SERVER1' due to the following error:
Logon failure: the specified account password has
expired. The data is the error code" beside the W3SVC
item, event error 100.

Right below on the System Log is another error, that
says "The server failed to load
application '/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT'. The error was 'The server
process could not be started because the configured
identity is incorrect. Check the username and password"
which is event 36.

I am confused, at what might have happened with no input
from me. But what I'm able to understand here, is that
somehow the user account that I have set up for anonymous
access to my websites on the server is suddenly not
working.

Is that correct?

Why did this happen?

And lastly, of course, how do I correct this and prevent
same from happening...

???

Jim

Kristofer
Sat Jul 31 10:06:00 CDT 2004

Hello,

I think that this can help you resolve your problem:

"PRB: Configured Identity Is Incorrect for IWAM Account"
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=297989

--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
http://www.ilopia.com - When you need help!


"JVRudnick" <jrudnick@kkti.com> wrote in message
news:7d7701c4770d$dbf6c7c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello all..
>
> I run a very small w2kserver, IIS5 to put about 6 websites
> onto the internet. This is very new to me, and I've
> learned slowly how to accomplish this over the past 2
> months.
>
> But as of today, all of my 6 sites, when visited, get a
> 401: Unauthorized: logon failed error.
>
> In my EventViewer, I note that it says "Warning: The
> server was unable to logon the Windows NT
> account 'IUSR_KKT-SERVER1' due to the following error:
> Logon failure: the specified account password has
> expired. The data is the error code" beside the W3SVC
> item, event error 100.
>
> Right below on the System Log is another error, that
> says "The server failed to load
> application '/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT'. The error was 'The server
> process could not be started because the configured
> identity is incorrect. Check the username and password"
> which is event 36.
>
> I am confused, at what might have happened with no input
> from me. But what I'm able to understand here, is that
> somehow the user account that I have set up for anonymous
> access to my websites on the server is suddenly not
> working.
>
> Is that correct?
>
> Why did this happen?
>
> And lastly, of course, how do I correct this and prevent
> same from happening...
>
> ???
>
> Jim
>

JVRudnick
Sat Jul 31 10:28:04 CDT 2004

thanks Kristofer...for the aid so far..

I have read that doc completely and understand what I must
do...

Except this line as follows...

"In the Command window, locate the folder that contains
the Adsutil.vbs file. Use the Adsutil.vbs utility to set
the passwords for the IWAM and IUSR accounts in the IIS
metabase."

I tried to enter the string to that file in the RUN
window, and it merely opens up the .vbs file in my ASP
editor -- that is I can not get that app to run to learn
what those 2 passwords are...

Can you help here? My ASP editor is set to run all .asp
and .html pages....and I've never encountered a .vbs app
before...

What do I do now?

Jim

Kristofer
Sat Jul 31 10:47:20 CDT 2004

Start->Run, cmd ENTER

In the cmd pompt, type:

cd \ ENTER
cd inetpub\adminscripts ENTER

Then see information in "More Information" section on how to obtain the
passwords (you need to change one thing in the adsutil.vbs file, and then
write the "syntax" that is described in the "More Information" section).

--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
http://www.ilopia.com - When you need help!


"JVRudnick" <jrudnick@kkti.com> wrote in message
news:7bcd01c47712$f91a65f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> thanks Kristofer...for the aid so far..
>
> I have read that doc completely and understand what I must
> do...
>
> Except this line as follows...
>
> "In the Command window, locate the folder that contains
> the Adsutil.vbs file. Use the Adsutil.vbs utility to set
> the passwords for the IWAM and IUSR accounts in the IIS
> metabase."
>
> I tried to enter the string to that file in the RUN
> window, and it merely opens up the .vbs file in my ASP
> editor -- that is I can not get that app to run to learn
> what those 2 passwords are...
>
> Can you help here? My ASP editor is set to run all .asp
> and .html pages....and I've never encountered a .vbs app
> before...
>
> What do I do now?
>
> Jim
>

JVRudnick
Sat Jul 31 11:08:26 CDT 2004

Yes...I know that...I can do all of that fine...

BUT...that merely opens up the .vbs file in EditPlus, my
ASP editor...

That means the .vbs file does NOT 'run' at all..even tho
yes I did make that change...

HOW do I get the .vbs rile to 'run'???

Jim

David
Sat Jul 31 15:33:42 CDT 2004

On a commandline, run:
cscript <.filename with .vbs extension>

Your machine is a little mal-configured, since your ASP Editor took over the
"open-as" functionality of .vbs extension (which it shouldn't have -- it
prevents you from running .vbs scripts right now, for example, by opening it
for editing instead).

Your anonymous user password expired. So, you need to:
1. Change the IUSR password
2. Synchronize the password inside the IIS metabase (configuration) so that
it matches the new IUSR password.

Finally, in regards to your following question:
> I am confused, at what might have happened with no
> input from me. But what I'm able to understand here,
> is that somehow the user account that I have set up
> for anonymous access to my websites on the server
> is suddenly not working.

Well, "time" always passes by without input from you, and you've set up a
user account that has a password which expires through the passage of time.
If you don't want this to happen, then make sure the anonymous user account
has credentials that do not expire. IIS always creates users with "password
never expires" to prevent this issue, so you need to do the same if you
customize IIS behavior.

--
//David
IIS
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
//
"JVRudnick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7de201c47718$9cb89740$a501280a@phx.gbl...
Yes...I know that...I can do all of that fine...

BUT...that merely opens up the .vbs file in EditPlus, my
ASP editor...

That means the .vbs file does NOT 'run' at all..even tho
yes I did make that change...

HOW do I get the .vbs rile to 'run'???

Jim