PRB: IIS Virtual Directories Through Services for UNIX Do Not Return Files (324232)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
This article was previously published under Q324232

SYMPTOMS

When content for IIS virtual directories is hosted on UNIX servers and is connected using Services for UNIX, files may not be returned or the wrong files may be returned.

CAUSE

IIS converts file paths to uppercase before it calls CreateFileW, and these requests are unsuccessful when the volume that is hosting the content is case-sensitive. This is common for UNIX network file system (NFS) servers because UNIX file systems are typically case-sensitive.

RESOLUTION

If possible, you can disable case-sensitive lookups on the NFS server. Otherwise, use only uppercase characters for the file names that are hosted for IIS.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/30/2004
Keywords:kbfix kbprb kbWin2000preSP4Fix KB324232
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