<sarika.koganti@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ee0d52a7-0b0d-44c2-b243-afd667c065f1@f10g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>I disabled the impersonation, then I got the 'not authorized to view
> this page' error.

> I had to check the integrated windows authentication
> for the application to start.

>
> Is there any disadvantage of using the windows authentication over
> anonymous access?

>
> Ken Schaefer wrote:
>> No,
>>
>> I am saying disable Impersonation in your web.config, and then ASP.NET
>> pages
>> will use Network Service (or whatever your web app pool identity is)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ken
>>
>> <sarika.koganti@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:719b0274-55cf-4529-866a-a5ba67c57634@j78g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>> > Do you mean disable the anonymous access and use the integrated
>> > windows authentication instead?
>> > This method works fine, but only when the user logged on is a domain
>> > user account. If the user logs in as the local system admin, the
>> > application fails.
>> >
>> >
>> > Ken Schaefer wrote:
>> >> In that case, the configured IIS anonymous user is used.
>> >>
>> >> By why don't you just disable impersonation? Then IUSR_<machinename>
>> >> is
>> >> not
>> >> used - instead Network Service is used.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >> Ken
>> >>
>> >> <sarika.koganti@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:b2ad6fcc-af8d-4e84-9f17-3be17efec782@n20g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>> >> > The impersonation is set to true in the config file, what would
>> >> > ASP.NET run as in my case?
>> >> > And i also need to use the anonymous access to provide access
>> >> > without
>> >> > any authentication.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Ken Schaefer wrote:
>> >> >> If you are using an ASP.NET application without impersonation, then
>> >> >> your
>> >> >> ASP.NET code runs as Network Service (not the anonymous user
>> >> >> account
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> IIS). There should be no need to make the Network Service account
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> anonymous user account.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cheers
>> >> >> Ken
>> >> >>
>> >> >> <sarika.koganti@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:243cf163-87fc-4c67-8a2e-51389f904b61@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> >> >> >I have an ASP.Net application which accesses a web server hosted
>> >> >> >on
>> >> >> > IIS. The web server creates a file in the application directory
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > writes to it. My application needs to run on 2K, 2K3 and XP, i.e.
>> >> >> > IIS
>> >> >> > 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0.
>> >> >> > I cannot use 'Inegrated Windows Authentication' (on my client's
>> >> >> > request) so i have enabled the anonymous access. In 2K and XP
>> >> >> > systems,
>> >> >> > I gave the ASPNET user full control on the physical directory and
>> >> >> > made
>> >> >> > it the id for 'Anonymous Access' for that virtual directory. The
>> >> >> > application runs fine.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > But on a machine with IIS 6.0, I am facing problems. The user
>> >> >> > NETWORK
>> >> >> > SERVICE has full control on the physical directory, but what
>> >> >> > should
>> >> >> > be
>> >> >> > the anonymous access user? The NETWORK SERVICE is not available
>> >> >> > for
>> >> >> > anonymous access. Using the IUSR_ id for anonymous access did not
>> >> >> > help
>> >> >> > since it does not have the required permissions. How can I write
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > file on IIS 6.0?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Please let me know if there is any way of solving this preferably
>> >> >> > without creating a new user account.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >