"Anthony" <anthony.spam@spammedout.com> wrote in message
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>I am using the Altiris system management web service on IIS6.0. The
>Directory Security is fairly straightforward: all the virtual directories
>have Windows Integrated authentication, and some of them allow Anonymous.
> I need to change the authentication method to be Digest, so it can work
> across firewalls. When I remove WIA and add Digest, I am prompted by
> UNCPassword and AuthFlags inherited properties. My problem is that (it
> seems) if I say Yes, the wrong Anonymous settings are applied. If I say
> No, the changes I wanted to make are not applied. I have searched on
> AuthFlags and UNCPassword and I am none the wiser.
> What is the correct technique for adding or removing one authentication,
> without changing what is Anonymous or not?
> I want to leave the permissions in as much of a default state as possible.
> For example, if one virtual directory is inheriting security from another,
> I'd like to leave it inheriting even if I change the method used.
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>