KB184027 - Multiple Default Documents Fail With 403 Access Forbidden Error

Article ID: 184027

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0

This article was previously published under Q184027

We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

SYMPTOMS

If multiple default documents are defined, users may receive the following error when accessing the WWW service through a browser:

HTTP/1.0 403 Access Forbidden

CAUSE

This problem occurs when Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 2.0 is installed after Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.

RESOLUTION

Reapplying Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 will update Internet Information Server from version 2.0 to 3.0. IIS 2.0 does not support multiple default documents.

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