XWEB: Setting the Default Logon Domain for IIS
ID: Q166635
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if
a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring
the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key"
Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When you use a Web browser to access a Microsoft Exchange Server using
basic (clear text) password authentication, you must enter the user name
and password manually.
If you have multiple Windows NT domains and the user account resides in a
domain different from that of the Microsoft Internet Information Server
(IIS) computer, you must enter DOMAIN\USERNAME for the user name.
WORKAROUND
You can work around this issue by adding the following information into the
registry on the IIS computer with the Active Server Components. This will
allow users to enter only the user name and password and not the domain
name also.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor
can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And
Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete
Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in
Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
- Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe or Regedit.exe as appropriate for
your version of Windows NT).
- Go to the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters
- On the Edit menu, click New Value, and then click String Value.
- Enter a new string value called DefaultLogonDomain with data of the
DomainName (where DomainName is the name of the domain where the user
account resides).
- Quit Registry Editor. Restart all of the IIS services for the changes to
take effect.
NOTE: There have been a few problems with this if your IIS computer is not
a Primary Domain Controller or a Backup Domain Controller, or if you are
running IIS 4.0.
If you are running IIS 4.0, follow these steps using the IIS Server Manager
for IIS 4.0:
- Right click the Default Web Site and click Properties.
- Click the Directory Security Tab.
- In the Anonymous Access and Authentication Control Section, click the
Edit button.
- Check the Basic Authentication (Password is sent in Clear Text) checkbox.
- Click the Edit button.
- Enter the Default Domain.
Keywords : kbusage XCLN
Version : WinNT:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo
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