Non-administrator Users Cannot Remotely Monitor IIS (165339)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q165339 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: SYMPTOMS
If you are a non-administrative user, you cannot administrate Internet
Information Server (IIS) on a remote computer.
WORKAROUND
Please see the following article for instructions on how you can see
the counters for the FTP service:
153183
: How to Restrict Access to NT Registry from a Remote Computer
NOTE: The other counters for the HTTP and GOPHER service will still
be absent.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.
In regedt32 go to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Performance
Click Security, then Permissions. Add in the users that will access this
server with performance monitor.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbtshoot KB165339 |
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