IDC Fails to Execute When Access to the Httpodbc.dll File Is Denied
Article ID: 163698
Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
This article was previously published under Q163698
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SYMPTOMS
When you execute an Internet Database Connector (.idc) file, your browser
may display the following error messages, depending on the authentication
method used:
Allow Anonymous Authentication
Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site
"http://www.yoursite.com/scripts/filename.idc?" The requested
header was not found.
Basic and Windows NT Challenge/Response Authentication
A dialog box will prompt you three times for your username and password;
then you will get the following error message:
Error: Access is denied.
CAUSE
Access to the Httpodbc.dll file is required for the .idc file to execute.
If permissions for the Httpodbc.dll file have been denied to the
IUSR_Computername account for Allow Anonymous access or Microsoft Windows
NT users authenticated with Basic or NT Challenge/Response authentication
methods, the .idc file will fail to execute and generate the above error
message.
WORKAROUND
Grant NTFS read/execute permissions to the Httpodbc.dll file for all users
who need to execute .idc files. This includes, but is not limited to the
IUSR_Computername account for Anonymous access and any Windows NT user
accounts using Basic or Windows NT Challenge/Response authentication
methods.
NOTE: By default, the Httpodbc.dll file is installed to the following
location:
%SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\INETSRV\HTTPODBC.DLL
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