"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3CDD9BB4-503A-466B-860D-C2F93FFEE9BF@microsoft.com...
> We have a Windows 2003 Web Edition server that up until recently has run
> fine
> hosting many sites that use SSL certificates. Now when we try to create a
> certificate request file in IIS6 we get an Access is Denied error on the
> last
> step.
>
> Using IIS6 we go to properties for the domain, then to Directory Security,
> then to Server Certificate, once there we fill the the information but
> when
> it gets to the very last step where it saves the file we get the Access is
> Denied error. We're logged in as the administrator, and have tried saving
> it
> to many different locations, all with the same error.
>
> To try and get around the error we created the domain on another server
> and
> completed the certificate request, installed the certificate, then
> exported
> it and imported it into the Win2003 box, but we get "An internal error
> occured. This can be either the user profile is not accessable or the
> private
> key that you are importing might require a cryptographic service provider
> that is not installed on your system".
>
> The certificate issuer is Comodo (InstantSSL), and we have many other
> sites
> running their certificates on this server.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Mike
>

"Steve Schofield" wrote:

> You might need to install the root and intermediate certs on the box
> locally.
> I would check the vendors website to verify what should be on the server.
>
> --
> Thank you,
>
> Steve Schofield
> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
> ASPInsider Member - MCP
>
> http://www.orcsweb.com/
> Managed Complex Hosting
> #1 in Service and Support
>
> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3CDD9BB4-503A-466B-860D-C2F93FFEE9BF@microsoft.com...
> > We have a Windows 2003 Web Edition server that up until recently has run
> > fine
> > hosting many sites that use SSL certificates. Now when we try to create a
> > certificate request file in IIS6 we get an Access is Denied error on the
> > last
> > step.
> >
> > Using IIS6 we go to properties for the domain, then to Directory Security,
> > then to Server Certificate, once there we fill the the information but
> > when
> > it gets to the very last step where it saves the file we get the Access is
> > Denied error. We're logged in as the administrator, and have tried saving
> > it
> > to many different locations, all with the same error.
> >
> > To try and get around the error we created the domain on another server
> > and
> > completed the certificate request, installed the certificate, then
> > exported
> > it and imported it into the Win2003 box, but we get "An internal error
> > occured. This can be either the user profile is not accessable or the
> > private
> > key that you are importing might require a cryptographic service provider
> > that is not installed on your system".
> >
> > The certificate issuer is Comodo (InstantSSL), and we have many other
> > sites
> > running their certificates on this server.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Mike
> >
>
>