DOCUMENT:Q150825 06-MAY-1999 [iis] TITLE :REMOTE_USER Blank w/o BASIC Password Authentication PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER:1.0 3.5 3.51 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsetup ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) does not return a username for the variable REMOTE_USER unless the WWW Service Properties dialog box options for BASIC (CLEAR TEXT) Password Authentication is selected and Allow Anonymous is cleared. If you wish to use the REMOTE_USER variable in a CGI script, you will have to use BASIC (CLEAR TEXT) Password Authentication. With Anonymous authentication, it assumes the user is Anonymous and the variable is not a value assigned. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following batch file will display in a browser the environment variables used by IIS to include REMOTE_USER: @echo off echo Content-Type: text/plain echo. set Additional query words: prodnt not selected ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsetup Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis100 Version : 1.0 3.5 3.51 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.