How to Administer IIS 4.0 on a Different Domain through the MMC (228778)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q228778
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

When you try to connect through the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to an IIS 4.0 computer that resides on a different domain, the following error message may occur:
Unable to Administer the <Specific IIS Service> Service on <Server Name> because the following error occurred.
Access is Denied.

CAUSE

The user account that you are logged in as on the workstation or server from which you are running the MMC does not exist on the remote IIS 4.0 computer that you are trying to connect to. Therefore, you can not be authenticated as an administrator of the IIS 4.0 resources on the remote computer. If you cannot be authenticated as an administrator, then the MMC will deny you access to those resources.

RESOLUTION

The following resolution needs to be performed on the domain or server where the remote IIS 4.0 computer is located.

Create a similar account and password on the other domain using User Manager for Domains. If the server is a standalone server, use User Manager on the server to create the user account.

Perform these steps on the remote IIS 4.0 computer that you want to administer:
  1. If the IIS 4.0 computer is a standalone server, run User Manager. Otherwise run User Manager for Domains.
  2. Create a user account with the same user name and password as the account that you are logged on to on the local workstation or server.
  3. To be able to fully administer the remote IIS 4.0 computer, make this new account a member of the Local Administrators Group on the remote IIS 4.0 computer.
You can now run the MMC on your system and access and manage the IIS 4.0 resources of the remote system.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
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