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Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on February 24, 2007, 10:51 am
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>> hi --today websites on our server started throwing 401.1 Not Authorized
>> error. We checked several things but no help. Finally found that network
>> users are denied access on the system (since IIS anonymous users access
>> sites via network rights). Using "Local Security Settings" MMC we
>> navigate to Local Policies > User Right Assignment. Double click on
>> "Access this computer from network" and add "Everyone" to it. When this
>> is done, sites start to work properly. After few minutes sites again
>> stop, when we check local security setting our settings are vanished and
>> "Access this computer from network" is blank!
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>> This problem is driving us nuts beside costing business since client's
>> sites are down. We checked server, there is not virus etc. Any help is
>> appreciated, we are will to pay for help.
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>> Thank you!
>> Aziz
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> is this machine part of a domain that may be setting a policy on it
> automatically??
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and, if in a domain, is it a DC (since poster says "after a few minutes")
To poster:
If it is in a domain, check all GPOs that may affect the IIS box, or use
resultant policy capability of GPMC, to verify that no GPO is setting
this user right on the IIS box.
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