Following some internal documentation it says in IIS, go and allow Anonymous Access to some file.
So in IIS I found the folder and file in it, selected the file and clicked on Edit Permissions, but still can't find "Anonymous" to add it. Where can I find Anonymous?
I am on IIS 7.0, Windows 7
Since IIS 7, the user IIS uses to perform actions as when an anonymous user uses a website is the account named IUSR.
That is, unless the account used for anonymous authentication has been changed.
You will need to give read permissions to the same identity that your application's app pool is running under. If you are using the default app pool with the default settings, you can follow the instructions in this post IIS7 Permissions Overview - ApplicationPoolIdentity
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I have a folder "foo" which resides under the root folder of my ASP.NET website.
My ASP.NET website has a file browser control which enables (authenticated) users to upload files, create folders, move folders, delete file/folders etc. in the "foo" folder.
What permissions should the "foo" folder have?
It is a Windows Server 2008 / IIS 7 box.
Many thanks.
Depending on the authentication method you are using, either the end user or the Application Pool Identity user will need Modify privileges to the foo folder.
UPDATED:
It sounds like you are using Anonymous Authentication, but are authenticating the user in your DB via your application.
Check your IIS to determine which identity Anonymous Authentication is using. The default is IUSR, but you can also decide to use the application pool identity, in which case, you will need to check your Application Pool Identity.
If you have stuck with the defaults, you will likely only need to add Modify permissions to the built-in IUSR user.
Additional backround info: Understanding Built-In User and Group Accounts in IIS 7
I am getting this errror in my newly created website in Windows 7 and IIS 7.5. I created an SSL certificate and done binding new website.
HTTP Error 401.3 - Unauthorized
You do not have permission to view this directory or page because of the access control list (ACL) configuration or encryption settings for this resource on the Web server.
Earlier when I created the website, I selected 'application user(pass through authentication)' in 'Add Website' dialogue. and when I click "Test Settings ..." button, I get this error message:
The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a built-in account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is joined to a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem, verify that \$ has Read access to the physical path. Then test these settings again.
Please suggest solution to this.
Thanks.
I had the same issue, ensured my DefaultAppPool was running under ApplicationPoolIdentity and the DefaultAppPool had permissions to the folder, but some files still didn't load.
Turns out my problem was that the anonymous authentication user was set to someone else instead of ApplicationPoolIdentity
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Make sure that application pool of your website and website both are running under the same identity. Then make sure that this identity has required permissions on the virtual directory. I had exact same issue and above two checks fixed it.
IIS 7 also creates "IUSR" as default user to access files via IIS. So make sure user IUSR has read access to files/folders.
How to check if IUSR has read Access? Right Click -> Folder -> Properties -> Security Tab See if IUSR is in Group or user names list, If No.
Click Edit -> Add -> Advanced -> Find Now -> Select IUSR and click OK -->click Apply
The below worked for me. I did not set up an SSL, just a new website within IIS. Upon doing so I was immediately unable to access the website with this error message.
When I created the new website, a new Application Pool was also created. The Identity of this Application Pool was set to ApplicationPoolIdentity. As mentioned by Suhas, the Application Pool of the website and the website itself must be running under the same identity. (I do not know how to check the identity of the website, but the Application Pool's Identity can be checked by going to Application Pools and looking at the Identity column). The default Application Pool name is DefaultAppPool.
I added permissions to the site (right click the site name -> Edit Permissions -> Security -> Edit -> Add), linking the site to the DefaultAppPool object, which in turn gives the site access to the default user and it's settings. (The default user is created when IIS is installed. Read more about this in Microsoft's docs).
I thought this would be all that's needed to obtain access, but this is incorrect. The website's Application Pool must also be set to DefaultAppPool. This can be done by right clicking on the site -> Manage Website -> Advanced Settings -> Change the Application Pool value to DefaultAppPool.
I'm using IIS Express to host my website, and I would like to do something similar to Directory Security in IIS 6. In IIS 6, I was able to go to the Directory Security tab and allow the anonymous user to be a local windows account.
Is there something equivalent in IIS Express for that? What changes do I need to make in applicationhost.config?
Thanks
IIS Express process runs under the logged on user. With default settings, anonymous requests will execute under the identity of the process.
There is a way to configure explicit user for anonymous authentication, by editing applicationhost.config (in "%userprofile%\documents\iisExpress\config\") and setting your anonymous user and password in anonymousAuthentication section
<anonymousAuthentication enabled="true" userName="foo" password="bar" >
Notes:
the crypto context is not setup for the IIS Express (unless IIS happens to be also installed on the machine), so encrypted settings will not work
you cannot make the above setting programatically because programmatic setting will try to set password encrypted and will fail.
configured user will not have access to the "%userprofile%\documents\My web sites" directory. You will get a confusing authentication/authorization error.
If you want to use explicitly configured anonymous account, it may be the best to copy your IIS Express site directory outside the "%userprofile%\documents" since sharing the files inside your user profile with other users is not a good idea from the security standpoint.
I want to authorize the asp.net account to access some folders in my project.
However, I get this error::
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'D:\ProgramingPart\FromYamn\WebExercise\WebExercise\AccordionImgs' is denied.
I am using win 7 so what is the name of the asp.net account that I should use?
This depends on a couple of things:
What identity is the application pool running as?
What IIS authentication method are you using?
If you are using IIS7 in Classic Pipeline Mode, what authentication method are you using for ASP.NET (see your web.config file).
Try running visual studio as Administrator.
Under Win7 the default IIS user is ApplicationPoolIdentity. This is somewhat confusing as it's not a real user account. In order to adjust the permissions you need to drop to the command line first and issue
icacls D:\ProgramingPart\FromYamn\WebExercise\WebExercise\AccordionImgs /grant "IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool":(OI)(CI)(RX)
From there you can return to explorer and edit the permissions using the properties tab for the directory. Or you can simply type "IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool" in the add users field in explorer, but I have a preference for icacls myself :)
Probably you want to add the permissions a bit further up the tree. In real shared hosting scenarios application pools tend to get their own, full user accounts, but Server 2008/Win7 added the app pool user so pools can be created, isolated without having to do that.
This worked for me:
On the folder of your application, which might be something like:
C:\Users\YourName\Documents\YourSite
or
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\YourSite
Right-click the folder, choose Properties, go to the Security tab.
You need to add IIS_IUSRS to this list, and probably give full control.
Then, in IIS Manager, assuming you've set up your project folder as an application here, click on your folder/application. Then click the Authentication option. Right click the Anonymous Authentication, and check the user identity. Mine is IUSR.
Go back to your folder security, and add this user, with full control too.
Hopefully it works now!
I am using windows authentication without impersonation on my company's intranet website with IIS7.
Under IIS7, what account is used to access the folder which contains my web app using these settings?
Would it be IIS_IUSRS? Or NETWORK SERVICE? Or another I don't know about?
In IIS 7 (not IIS 7.5), sites access files and folders based on the account set on the application pool for the site. By default, in IIS7, this account is NETWORK SERVICE.
Specify an Identity for an Application Pool (IIS 7)
In IIS 7.5 (Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7), the application pools run under the ApplicationPoolIdentity which is created when the application pool starts. If you want to set ACLS for this account, you need to choose IIS AppPool\<yourpoolname> instead of NT Authority\Network Service.
http://forums.iis.net/t/1187650.aspx has the answer. Setting the iis authentication to appliction pool identity will resolve this.
In IIS Authentication, Anonymous Authentication was set to "Specific User". When I changed it to Application Pool, I can access the site.
To set, click on your website in IIS and double-click "Authentication". Right-click on "Anonymous Authentication" and click "Edit..." option. Switch from "Specific User" to "Application pool identity". Now you should be able to set file and folder permissions using the IIS AppPool\{Your App Pool Name}.
If it's any help to anyone, give permission to "IIS_IUSRS" group.
Note that if you can't find "IIS_IUSRS", try prepending it with your server's name, like "MySexyServer\IIS_IUSRS".
Running IIS 7.5, I had luck adding permissions for the local computer user IUSR. The app pool user didn't work.
Worked for me in 30 seconds, short and sweet:
In IIS Manager (run inetmgr)
Go to ApplicationPool -> Advanced Settings
Set ApplicationPoolIdentity to NetworkService
Go to the file, right click properties, go to security, click edit, click add, enter Network Service (with space, then click 'check names'), and give full control (or just whatever permissions you need)
Working on IIS 7.5 and Windows 7 i couldnt give permission
APPPOOL/Mypool
IUSR and IIS_IUSRS permissions not working for me
I got to problem this way:
-Created console application with C#
-This appliaction using createeventsource like this
if(!System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists(sourceName)) System.Diagnostics.EventLog.CreateEventSource(sourceName,logName);
-Build solution and get .exe file
-Run exe as administator.This create log file.
NOTE: Dont remember Event viewer must be refresh for see the log.
I hope this solution helps someone :)
Read/Write permission for Web host application using IIS follow following step:-
1)Check the Application pool for the Site
2)Go to Application Pool and Check the Identity of the Site.
3)Explorer the Site and go to the main folder and right-click on that folder.
4)Go to Security Tab and click on the Edit button and then click on the user Identity and below you can see the multiple check box options which you want to provide permission for authenticated users after selecting the check box click on save.