A site that is set up for anonymous access prompts users for password

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

• If you are running Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and using anonymous user accounts defined on the local computer, consider enabling Automatic Password Synchronization.
• Manually set the password for the anonymous user account in both the Internet Service Manager (ISM) and the User Manager for Domains to the same value.

Turn on automatic password synchronization in IIS 4.0

Synchronization may not work on a backup domain controller (BDC), or when the original anonymous account has been deleted and re-created. Furthermore, it should not be used with remote computers. The following information is taken from the Online Help in IIS 4.0 is about automatic password synchronization, and it further explains when it should be used.

   Enable Automatic Password Synchronization:

   When you create a new anonymous account, you must make sure that your
   Web site and Windows NT password settings are identical. Select this
   option to automatically synchronize your anonymous password settings
   with those set in Windows NT.

   Important:

   Password synchronization should only be used with anonymous user
   accounts defined on the local computer, not with anonymous accounts
   remote computers.
				

To turn on automatic password synchronization, follow these steps:

1. In the ISM, open the Web Properties for the Web site.
2. On the Directory Security tab, under Anonymous Access and Authentication Control, click Edit.
3. Under Allow Anonymous Access, click Edit.
4. Verify that the correct user name is listed, and then click to select the Enable Automatic Password Synchronization check box.

IIS 4.0 instructions to manually synchronize passwords

If you choose not to enable automatic password synchronization in IIS 4.0, follow these steps to manually synchronize the user name and password used by both User Manager for Domains and the ISM:

1. In User Manager for Domains, set the password for the anonymous account.
2. In the ISM, open the Web Properties for the Web site.
3. On the Directory Security tab, under Anonymous Access and Authentication Control, click Edit.
4. Under Allow Anonymous Access, click Edit.
5. Set the user name and password to the same settings you specified in User Manager for Domains.
   
   Note The Enable Automatic Password Synchronization check box must be cleared to manually set the password.

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