Perl Script Gets Access Denied Error on IIS

 Last reviewed: October 29, 1997
Article ID: Q174789
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 2.0 and 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Perl script on a "secure" web page, Internet Information Server (IIS) returns the following error message: 

   Access Denied.
However, the Perl script will work correctly if the page were allowed Anonymous Access.

CAUSE

If the web server has a "secured" section where only authorized users have been granted access, and you set up a Perl script to run in that area, it will fail.

The IIS server will first try to access the page as the anonymous user. When the application or page is denied access, it must return a request to the web server for the authorized user information. However, the Perl interpreter does not do this; therefore, the script fails.

RESOLUTION

Run one copy of the Perl interpreter for the Anonymous Access section of the web site and another copy of the Perl interpreter for the Secured Access section of the web site.

  1. Create two directories in the \perl5\ directory named \bin-anonymous\ and \bin-secure\.

  2. Copy the contents of the \perl5\bin\ directory to the \bin-anonymous\ and the \bin-secure\ directories.

  3. Give the IUSR_machine-name account Read (RX) permissions to the \bin-anonymous\ directory.

  4. Give the Secured Access user accounts Read (RX) permissions to the \bin-secure\ directory.

  5. Open your registry and add the following values.

    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.

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System \CurrentControlSet \Services \W3SVC \Parameters \Script Map .pla, REG_SZ: C:\Program Files\perl5\bin-anonymous\perl300.dll "Anonymous Access" scripts will be given this extension. .pls, REG_SZ: C:\Program Files\perl5\bin-secure\perl300.dll "Secured Access" scripts will be given this extension.

  6. Stop and restart your IIS services.

  7. Rename the Perl scripts in your Anonymous Access directories to the *.pla extension.

  8. Rename the Perl scripts in your Secured Access directories to the *.pls extension.

  9. Modify your links.

MORE INFORMATION

For further information on Perl please refer to http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Programming_Languages/Perl/. 

Keywords          : iisscript kbprg kbprb
Version           : 2.00 3.00
Platform          : winnt
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: October 29, 1997
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