Access Denied and Login Failed on Internet Information Server
Article ID: 147532
Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0
This article was previously published under Q147532
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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to access an HTML page on an Internet Information Server,
the following error message appears:
Error: Access is denied.
When you attempt to access the FTP server on an Internet Information
Server, the following error message appears:
Login failed.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if there is a password mismatch of IUSR_<server name>
user name between Internet Information Server and User Manager. This user
name is created by default during the installation of Internet Information
Server.
NOTE: This problem can also occur if the Internet Information Server is
a primary or backup domain controller. By default, Everyone is not
allowed to log on locally.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, make sure that the password of IUSR_<server name>
matches among the FTP Server and Web Server of Internet Information Server
and User Manager.
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