IIS 2.0 on Windows NT 4.0 BDC Does Not Create IUSER
PSS ID Number: 155256
Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q155256
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SYMPTOMS
When you set up Internet Information Server (IIS) while you run the
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Setup program on a new BDC (not an upgrade), the
IUSER_<BDC Machine Name> is not created. Therefore, you cannot connect to
any of the Internet services on that BDC.
CAUSE
The IIS Setup program creates the IUSER_<BDC Machine Name> account during
its installation. Because the BDC does not have access to the domain user
database until after the BDC is rebooted, the IUSER_<BDC Machine Name> is
not created. The user will show up under the Internet Server Manager;
however, because the account does not exist in the domain database, users
cannot connect to the BDCs Internet services.
NOTE: This only happens when you install IIS during Windows NT 4.0 Setup on
a new BDC. This does not effect upgrades.
WORKAROUND
After you restart the BDC after you install IIS, remove IIS from the BDC
and re-install it.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet
Information Server version 2.0. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
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