"JoesCat" <JoesCat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4CEB9C74-5132-4D55-84D6-34DB1BD20AF5@microsoft.com...
> First, my disclaimer - I'm having a similar problem with my SUS website, I
> cannot access it anonymously, but only as an administrator. I've solved
> your
> problem, but not my own, as I will need to get anonymous access working,
> since of course not everyone who needs to pull updates is an
> administrator.
> It all used to work, something changed recently to prevent the clients
> from
> retrieving updates, and I've since troubleshooted it down to anonymous
> access.
>
> Anyway, for you to access the SUSAdmin site, in I.S. Manager, change the
> SUSAdmin website to not have anonymous checked, and select Integrated
> Windows
> Authentication. When you are logged on locally as an administrator, you
> will
> authenticate as an administrator when accessing the website, and you're
> in.
>
> When anonymous is enabled, it trumps all other authentication options - it
> tried first, and is maybe failed even before you get the chance to logon
> otherwise.
> --
> -Joe
>
>
> "Evan" wrote:
>
>> please forgive the bump, but i'm dying here. i've checked every
>> permission
>> via inetmgr and i just cannot figure out why i can't get in. i've also
>> posted to a coupla forums with no luck. i'll send a box of cookies to
>> anyone
>> who can help me. i swear!
>>
>> "Evan" <eurkofsky@mednet.ucal.edu> wrote in message
>> news:uMM4xmJYFHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > as stated, i am a complete newb to AD and IIS. but, my boss has asked
>> > me
>> > to look into bypassing windows updates and using a push technology. so,
>> > i've got this w2k3 server test box i just built and installed IIS so i
>> > could install SUS. everthing is hunky-dory except that when i go to the
>> > susadmin page, i get a 'not authorized to view' page. at the bottom of
>> > the
>> > page it tells me to open inetmgr and use help to search for 'access
>> > control', which i've done. well, it's a huge list. i've tried several
>> > of
>> > the things that *looked* relevant, to no avail. i've been through most
>> > of
>> > the AD looking for permissions to set, but i mostly don't know what i'm
>> > doing. i'm logged on locally as the admin and anonymous login is
>> > enabled.
>> >
>> > can anyone please advise?
>> >
>> > thx!!
>> >
>> > evan
>> >
>>
>>
>>

"Evan" wrote:

> LOL, this is great! i'm not kidding, just 5 minutes ago i got the same
> answer from neowin.net. and yes, that was it. so, joe, tyvm! and even though
> i got the answer somewhere else first, i will totally honor my offer for a
> box of cookies. just let me know if you want 'em and i'll work it out.
>
> thx again!
>
> evan